Roman Catholic Church News

In the homily to his morning Mass Wednesday, Pope Francis said that Christians must stop perpetuating narrow definitions of 'good' and embrace atheists as God does - for the work they do to make the world a better place, reports Raw Story.

Police are investigating whether Rev. Edward Belczak, the longtime pastor of a Catholic church in Troy, might have embezzled or mismanaged more than $400,000. / Archdiocese of Detroit No charges have been filed against Rev.

Brian Dougherty, who resigned Friday as superintendent from the cash-strapped Pontiac public schools, was appointed Wednesday by Archbishop Allen Vigneron to oversee 96 grade schools and high schools in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St.

What does it mean to pray? How is it that we enter God's presence through devotion and meditation? What is the meaning of suffering? These are the kinds of questions asked by many of the sixteenth century's great Christian mystics, scholars, and saints.

Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church.

El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date.

LOUISVILLE, KY The Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville has teamed with local Catholic charities to collect funds for the victims of the Oklahoma tornados.

Visit John S. Burke Catholic High School these days, and you will notice more energy, more racial diversity ... and more students.

Two companies whose owners claim to operate in accord with Catholic doctrine asked a U.S. appeals court to exempt them from a law requiring businesses to offer birth control coverage as part of employer health plans.

The transport department is willing to engage with various sections of the South African community about the contentious e-tolling system, it said on Wednesday.

Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.

A collection of raw and homemade footage and images depicting the destruction a massive tornado left in Moore, Oklahoma.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and three other Catholic organizations are asking Catholics to urge their senators "to support a Farm Bill that feeds hungry people, promotes stewardship of creation, supports small family farmers and helps rural America thrive." "The Senate will likely bring up the Farm Bill for debate and a vote as ... (more)

Cuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report.

Pope Francis appears to have performed an exorcism on a wheelchair-bound man whom believers in the practice claim was possessed by evil.

Organizations including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami are taking donations online and through the mail.

Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on claims church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing them and other children but did nothing to stop it.

In an effort to prevent this violation of our rights, Representative Diane Black, Tenn., has introduced the "Health Care Conscience Rights Act" . This bill protects individuals and organizations from being forced to violate their religious beliefs or moral convictions.

A Roman Catholic priest who was removed from public ministry in 2009 after an allegation of past child sex abuse later deemed "credible" by his bishop has now been indicted on a federal charge of possessing child pornography.