While exploring an ancient Catholic church in France, archaeologists discovered a trove of 230 tombs. Further analysis revealed that the tombs were holding much more than just ancient remains: Inside, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — How was the early Catholic Church shaped in the cultures of the ancient cities of Jerusalem, Rome, Milan, Constantinople, Ravenna, Antioch, Alexandria, Ephesus, Carthage and Edessa?

The world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis. But within the walls of the Vatican, an ancient and elaborate process is gearing up to find the next leader of the Catholic Church. With the ...

Lisa Amman is a cradle Catholic who attended parish schools through 12th grade and then worked at her St. Paul, Minnesota, church for 15 years. She would likely never have learned about St. Phoebe, ...

Vatican City — All the Vatican staff who will be involved in the 2025 conclave to pick the late Pope Francis' successor — from the cleaners to the cooks and custodians — have taken their oath of ...

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s ...

Archaeologists excavated an ancient church in France and found hundreds of tombs, rare jewelry and objects of religious devotion, according to officials. Photo by Emmanuelle Collado from INRAP While ...

(RNS) — On Saturday (Sept. 3), 56 pilgrims from four countries will gather in Mexico City to celebrate St. Phoebe’s feast day and consider how they might urge the church to reclaim the diaconate for ...