The new law establishes that Idaho recognizes “that the right of conscience is a fundamental and inalienable right.” ...

James Keane's book Reading Culture Through Catholic Eyes highlights "50 Writers, Thinkers, and Firebrands" whose ...

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is arguing in federal court that a state “human rights” law is infringing upon its ...

Globally, the number of priests per 259,000 Catholics reflects regional disparities. While the ratio is higher in Africa and ...

A judge accepted a plea agreement for Fautz Friday, sentencing the former religion teacher at St. Stephen Martyr to 19 years and seven months in prison. "My client's 40 years old. It's hard telling ...

Tarwater, who identified himself as a devout Catholic, said he stayed silent earlier in the week during a committee hearing on House Resolution 6016, which denounces the Satanic Grotto’s plans to hold ...

What began as a shared life fell apart as the wife abandoned their faith, turned their home into a drinking den, a shrine and ...

ANALYSIS: The cardinal’s visit to Shanghai last month carries a special significance in Vatican-China relations.

Once a Muslim-majority nation, Kosovo is witnessing a quiet but growing movement of Albanians converting to Catholicism. Advocates of the shift argue they are reclaiming their ancestral faith, once ...

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford and the Catholic Diocese of Springfield ...

During Lent, many Christians abstain from eating meat on Fridays and instead enjoy fish, leading to the tradition of fish fry Fridays.

King Abdullah II’s annual iftar has become a highly anticipated Ramadan event where members of the royal family, religious leaders and local notables, as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ...