Demand for Catholic exorcisms is reportedly rises - though requests are outpacing priests available to perform them. The post ...

Hawaiian historian Samuel Kamakau (1815-1876) wrote numerous articles on the history and culture of his people that were translated into English and published in “Ruling Chiefs of Hawai‘i.” Through ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Pope Francis opened the first of five Holy Doors, signifying spiritual portals, on Christmas Eve ...

The tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi will be unsealed for a traditional Catholic ritual to honor the beloved saint for the first time in 800 years. According to Vatican News, with Pope Leo’s approval, ...

Each year, hordes of sinners and saints flock to Brazil to boogie down in the streets during Carnaval, the Roman Catholic ritual marking the start of Lent. As a sort of farewell to the flesh, revelers ...

The Catholic hymn, "Te Deum" -- which says, “You, God, we praise” -- has been used for centuries in Catholic worship for thanksgiving. Iconotheca Valvasoriana Author Jean Marot via Wikimedia Commons.

The countdown to the Vatican sealing the four sacred 'portals' has begun. The Holy See, the central authority of the Roman Catholic Church, announced that the Holy Doors, which opened in December 2024 ...

THE African Catholics who welcomed Pope Paul to their continent last week are among the newest and the oldest Christians in the world. In Egypt, Alexandria had a colony of Christians at the time of ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...