ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is to be hospitalized for medical examinations and to treat bronchitis, the Vatican says. Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have ...

Progress has been made in many areas of human rights in the world today, however respect for religious freedom is under ...

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump has moved to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce and mass terminations have already begun at several U.S. government agencies. But a tangled ...

“We’ll still have the cantor singing hymns and Christmas carols so it ... to be more creative in their worship. “The Catholic mass is partially based on a very strong belief in the presence ...

It is a symbolic turning of one's heart toward God, recognizing the brokenness that exists and the need for salvation. During Mass on Ash Wednesday, Catholic priests draw crosses of ashes on ...

The decree was spurred by a set of 2020 guidelines from the U.S. bishops, “Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church,” which lays out criteria for evaluating whether hymns sung at Mass are ...

Sweden just experienced the worst mass shooting in its history. Here’s what we know By Henrik Pettersson , Christian Edwards , Sarah Dean , Melissa Bell , Sophie Tanno and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN ...

Permitted to take only private vows and prohibited from wearing a habit, the sisters cared for the sick, helped the poor, taught both free and enslaved children. Taking elderly women into their home, ...

The documentary recounts how the Founding Fathers enshrined the free exercise of religion into ... past president of The Catholic University of America, and priests. Additional insights come ...

In the said videos, the Minority Leader is seen passionately singing Catholic hymns with all the vocal strength he could muster. In one video, he is captured beautifully singing Catholic Hymnal ...

For this Jubilee Year, the church has been given a beautiful, multilingual hymn entitled “Pilgrims ... the news people need to know about the Catholic Church, especially in the Philadelphia ...