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

Multiple U.S. bishops are hailing a proposed bipartisan effort to keep religious workers — including Catholic priests — in the United States by extending their special visas instead of sending ...

Catholic Charities, however, claims that it has a First Amendment right to an exemption, arguing, among other things, that Wisconsin’s limited exemption for some religious nonprofits and not ...

The Yukon NDP says public money has been going to religious instruction in the territory's Catholic schools, contrary to the terms of a 1962 agreement between the Yukon government and Catholic ...

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 before the court.

The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

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 ...

including Catholic lawmakers like House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., also issued a staunch defense of U.S. commitment to international religious freedom.

Currently, 135 cardinals are aged under 80 and eligible under Church law to enter a conclave to elect a pope after Francis ...

Amanda and David got a first look at each other before their ceremony, both standing at opposite ends of the Medieval-style ...