A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles ...

Like many who feel a connection with the new pope, Rabbi Joseph Schultz believes his familiarity with sports can help bring ...

The goal of Nicaea—unity in faith among Christians—remains, but the methodology has changed almost 180 degrees and, if we are ...

Found right in the core of the city, this thoroughfare has managed to retain its status as one of Southampton's most ...

Happily, Pope Leo looks set to follow the lead of his predecessor: offering respect to other faiths (even to atheists); elevating women’s roles in the church; denouncing war and the Gaza catastrophe; ...

Once viewed as peripheral players, Protestant churches have risen over the past two decades to become influential actors in ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

He is back. It was only a three-over spell from Ben Stokes but it was enough to support his claim that he is still a force as ...

Bells rang and white smoke emerged from above the Sistene Chapel in Rome around 7:15 p.m. on May 8. A conclave of the College of Cardinals had elected a United States citizen as the Catholic Church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious ...

Picture a church organ: a giant wall of pipes and gothic architecture, stretching towards the ceiling, filling the room with ...