Any priest who has served in a parish with a long history is familiar with the Boomers who, having enough time on their hands, become amateur genealogists. They seek information of baptismal records ...

Catholicism’s origins in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey were shaped by migration, missionary efforts and political culture.

James Hitchcock — a noted historian of the Catholic Church, popular author and longtime college professor — is being remembered by friends and colleagues as a man of prophetic insight who defended ...

SHREVEPORT – The white smoke rose from the Vatican, and Pope Leo XIV has delivered his inaugural Mass in the past two weeks. Robert Prevost became the first American to ascend to the head of the ...

The National Catholic Reporter recently saw fit to mark Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s 75th birthday by perpetuating two myths — falsehoods, really — about events in contemporary Church history in which the ...

HOUSTON — Faith is an important part of Black history in Houston. KHOU 11 News is profiling two Catholic churches who’ve left a spiritual impact in the Third and Fifth Wards. In the heart of the Third ...

As the Black Catholic Messenger celebrates its fifth anniversary, editor Nate Tinner-Williams tells Word In Black about its journey — from startup blog to international newsroom documenting the faith, ...

HAYSVILLE, Kan. (KAKE) - While cardinals gather to elect a new pope, some of the youngest members of the Catholic faith are watching closely from Kansas. It's not everyday students at St. Cecilia ...