The Pope died at his Vatican residence at 07:35 CEST (06:35 BST), the Vatican said in a statement released at about 09:45 ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire.      Holding unlit candles, they pack ...

In Sierra Leone, where “civil liberties” have been undermined, “the significance of religious freedom cannot be overstated,” the member of the Clergy of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown ...

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, few things are more sacred than the priesthood. The Church teaches that it is "the power and authority that God gives to man to act ...

told Catholic News Service. More than 20,000 pilgrims were expected to come to Rome for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, including patients, health care workers and religious ...

Catholic schools typically charge less than other private, religious schools, with an average $8,000 tuition on elementary schools and $12,000 for high schools. That’s in line with the ...

The order, announced on Monday, initiates a review of various state laws and policies to ensure they comply with religious freedom ... to block a proposed Catholic charter school there.

The United States Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Wisconsin state officials refusing to grant a religious exemption to a Catholic charity group because they think its work is too secular. The high ...

The group, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, is appealing a ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court that found that because it does not conduct "typical" religious activity ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come ...