The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 82-foot Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from Italy’s ...

A recent workshop examining the influence of Marian devotion in Latin America focused on the role that this spirituality has ...

The Spanish government and the Catholic hierarchy have clashed publicly following comments by Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), calling for ...

Chile’s ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast secured a stunning victory in the presidential election Sunday.

The Court of the Gentiles was the place outside the Temple in Jerusalem that was accessible to non-Jews. It was the place ...

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark ...

Two Filipino activist priests joined a group of complainants in filing a plunder complaint against Vice President Sara ...

Repeated restrictions imposed by state governments and prison directors on the spiritual assistance provided to inmates in ...

Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials ...

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to give out amnesties and pardons to prisoners during the Jubilee year.

Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday.

Stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary ...