Pope Francis prays during a Eucharistic celebration in the Vatican, on the final day of a summit on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232. "Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

A former president of Ireland has criticised the Catholic Church as "an empire of misogyny". Mary McAleese was speaking in Rome ahead of the Voices of Faith conference, which features prominent ...

Saint Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. Church government - CCEA The Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure, with the Pope at its head. Worship in the Catholic ...

Until the 1930s, the Catholic Church was not alone in its opposition to contraceptives. In the Christian tradition, birth control had long been associated with promiscuity and adultery ...

Dyfed-Powys Police has been notified of the suspected 'dine and dash' in Carmarthen and the force has been asked to comment on whether it is investigating the incident.

A font is usually located near the entrance of a church, as this is where the first sacrament of baptism takes place before members are welcomed into the Catholic Church A votive candle is a small ...

The settlements have been financially crushing for Catholic dioceses across the country. To finance them, they’ve sold vast swaths of church property and in some cases exhausted or relinquished ...

All the data in this dossier, and the subsequent processing of graphs and tables are taken from the latest edition of the «Church’s Book of Statistics» published this year (updated to December 31, ...

More AP Photo/Omar Havana The settlement comes amid continued scrutiny of the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse cases worldwide. Pope Francis' recent visit to Belgium, where leaders ...