The local Christian community told media he was a very kind-hearted priest and a great missionary, and they are saddened by ...

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

One out of four people living in Lebanon is a refugee, and the majority of children born in refugee camps are unregistered at ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin is a powerful figure who long ago pledged "a new level of transparency" on abuse. Now he’s making the ...

O'Connell spent more than 15 years at St. Frances X. Cabrini in South LA, where a garden in his honor was dedicated Feb. 9, 2025.

Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center retreat house, damaged during the Eaton Fire, reopened Feb. 7, only to be evacuated on Thursday ...

As sex abuse scandals continue to haunt the Catholic Church, many dioceses are turning to Chapter 11 as a way to settle ...