BALTIMORE -- The Rev. Maurice Blackwell was beloved by many of Baltimore's black Catholics for infusing the religion with African-American rituals, such as hanging kente cloths and having couples ...
The pope is a global icon whose influence extends beyond the Catholic Church's 1.4 billion members. Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct the first name of Frederic ...
Two Peruvian priests and the president of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference responded to “visionary” Erica Serrano, who encouraged people to use a consecrated host to perform purification rituals and ...
The Catholic hymn, "Te Deum" -- which says, “You, God, we praise” -- has been used for centuries in Catholic worship for thanksgiving. Iconotheca Valvasoriana Author Jean Marot via Wikimedia Commons.
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If Hollywood is to be believed, life as a Catholic priest at the turn of the 20th century involved spending 75 percent of your time sitting in your office while people brought troubled women to you ...
About half of American adults who were raised Catholic and stayed in the Church said the faith continues to ‘fulfill their ...
The carpet was threadbare, the pews worn, in this cavernous Catholic church. Yellow tape blocked off an area of seating where the ceiling plaster had given way. My husband and I were attending a ...
A cloaked and timeless figure with a regal authority spanning centuries, the pope is a global icon whose appearances draw hundreds of thousands and whose influence as leader of the Catholic Church ...