The election of a new pope is a rigorous process involving a series of rituals that unfold in stages. First, there is the ...

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

Vice President J.D. Vance sharply criticized the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a television interview that aired Jan. 26 for the bishops' condemnation of President Donald Trump's recent ...

Given all the controversy about Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon at the National Cathedral, one would think her words were part ...

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during ...

Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Wash., kneeling in purple vestments, turns as a man rushes the altar and throws ...

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Through an open letter, Bishop Eugenius Cañete of the Diocese of Gumaca in Quezon province has slammed the government over the “poor condition” of ...

Liturgical vestments have evolved over centuries ... Deacons wear it diagonally across the chest; priests and bishops wear it draped over the neck, its ends hanging down. Its colour corresponds to the ...

On the morning of May 29 the Bishop's attire was discovered stolen from the boot of his car. This included two crosses and chains, white robes and a signet ring. On May 30 the defendant was searched ...

The Bishop of Liverpool has denied allegations of sexual assault outlined in a Channel 4 News investigation. The Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath has been accused of assaulting one woman twice ...

Two women have made allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against the Bishop of Liverpool John Perumbalath. Credit: Diocese of Liverpool Two women have made allegations of sexual ...