"The Most Reverend Carlo Maria Viganò was found guilty of the reserved offense of schism." Consequence: the former apostolic nuncio to the United States is “declared the latae sententiae ...

The documentary “Join or Die” focuses on social scientist Robert Putnam and his theories about ...

“With a supreme and definitive decision,” Pope Francis expelled from the clerical state for the crime of schism Fernando María Cornet, an Argentine who served as a priest in the Archdiocese ...

Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia was an opportunity to send a clear message to the Catholic Church about the upcoming synod: "There is no place for ideology in the synod." ...

Andrew Loza and his elderly mother live in Tucson, but he’s only seen her a few times over the last 30 years. Since Loza left his mother’s church, Golden Dawn Tabernacle near Tucson ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Tyler The Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, and IDK. Okay, now I am mad at all the rappers. It’s not that there hasn’t been a slew ...

1568 Mary Queen of Scots, flees to England from Scotland and is imprisoned by Elizabeth. 1569 Elizabeth I approves Sunday sports 1570 Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth from the Catholic ...

326: The old St. Peter’s Basilica, which stood until the 16th century, is consecrated in Rome. 1210: Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. 1307: William Tell reputedly shoots an ...

His three-day visit will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican says may include more than half the population of 1.3 million. The Vatican’s former ambassador to the US developed a ...

Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital. Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just ...