While the defendant is charged with a detainable offense, the state has not filed a petition to detain, Will County Judge ...

A lawsuit was filed challenging a new state law that requires any member of the clergy to be a mandatory reporter, even if it ...

For most people, the word "exorcism" probably conjures up images of Catholic priests—compelled by the power of Christ, wind from an unknown source blowing, candles flickering all around them ...

There was a time when the Sick Call Set was a standard item in many local Catholic households. The housewife might not remember exactly what shelf it was on, but she was confident there was one in the ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

Teachers can promote political causes championed by the union but not show books that reassure children about their bodies, ...

Soucheray read the definition of “lay apostolate” to Rachael McCallum, producer of the “Practicing Catholic” show, for an ...

With the fisherman's ring and the lambswool pallium over his shoulders, these links to John Paul II helped Leo XIV stress the need for unity and core Catholic traditions. Nonetheless, he faces painful ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a ...

The film, which is set at a remote Australian orphanage during World War II, is a gorgeously shot meditation the different ...

A historic cross-country pilgrimage is coming to eastern Iowa this spring, offering a rare and moving opportunity to reflect on faith, community, and the presence of Christ, according to a news ...

(AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Augustinian friar Paolo Angelone walks by a crucifix in the Sanctuary of Our Mother ... broke ...