Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...
'Who am I to judge?' With five words, Pope Francis set new tone for Catholic Church
Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...
Watching an ailing pontiff: What could come next for the Catholic Church
Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...
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Catholic women go on Lenten strike to highlight their work in the church
Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on ...
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From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pocatello designated as sacred site as 'Jubilee Year' gets underway
For Catholics around the world, this is a special year, a “Jubilee Year,” as declared by Pope Francis. Every 25 years, the ...
Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach
TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish ...
Drunk tourist takes a dip in Rome’s Trevi Fountain — and gets banned for life after scuffle with cops: ‘Alcohol was definitely involved’
According to the Roman police, nearly a dozen tourists are fined for dipping everything from their toes to water bottles into the fountain each year.
Falling under the timeless spell of Rome’s oldest churches
During the upcoming Jubilee year, millions of Christian pilgrims will flock to the Eternal City’s innumerable holy places.
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Ash Wednesday procession in Rome launches Lent as Catholics unite in prayer for Pope Francis
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia. (AP V ...