The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

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Francis, the 266th pontiff in the church's nearly 2000-year history, was interred over the weekend in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after a funeral service that drew dozens of global leaders and ...

But an actual Conclave is a bad idea at this juncture. The Roman Catholic Church needs a wholesale reset, not a new Pope. My guess is that the winner is already chosen, that the horse trading (we can ...

Once banished by Protestant churches as part of the sweeping changes wrought by the Reformation 500 years ago, indulgences — ...

The future of the St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral is brighter than ever as parish fundraising for renovations breaks records.