The decentralization of certain aspects of the Catholic Church's governance, as proposed in the Synod of Bishops on ...

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced a massive $880 million clergy abuse settlement Oct. 16, a record payout that Archbishop José Gomez expressed hope would “provide some measure of healing” for ...

It was 1949. Harry Truman had just been re-elected president, Pope Pius XII was in the first year of his papacy, and Msgr.

Selected from different regions and international Catholic movements active around the world, 20 young people will advise the ...

In 1989, Maureen and Ted Flynn, parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Herndon, had a very simple idea: Gather people together ...

An Italian publisher announced the global release in January of "Hope," a book it described as Pope Francis' autobiography, ...

Father Jonathan Fioramonti is the newest chaplain for St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly.

St. Paul Chung Church in Fairfax, created to serve the Korean population in the diocese, is one of the largest Korean ...

Recently, I enjoyed one of my favorite rites of autumn — the search for perfect pumpkins for home, office and anywhere else ...

Hundreds gathered Oct. 6 at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md., for the annual pilgrimage and ...

I know it’s October, but it feels like the earth is glowing with the glory of God; an autumn walk is arrayed with his glory ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Thomas J. Welsh (served in Arlington 1974-83) were both seminarians and rectors of St.