Decision walks back earlier decree by Pope Benedict XVI; Latin Mass calls for conversion of Jews, and until 2008 included a reference to Jewish 'blindness'

Sister Andre says one of her fondest memories was the return of two of her brothers at the end of World War I

Baptism of the Lord on January 10 celebrated with 50 priests, guests, and soldiers, at the Franciscan St. John the Baptist Chapel

Holy See will have to confront questions of power in relationships between senior and junior members of the clergy, as well as culture of silence and coverups

Historian James Bernauer's book 'Jesuit Kaddish' surprises academic Catholic order with a novel study of its members' anti-Semitism -- and honors those who saved Jews during WWII

Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory among 13 new cardinals; appointment seen as both a nod to racial justice protests and efforts to be more inclusive of LGBTQ community

Former VP determined not to cede religious to Republicans; 6 in 10 white Catholics backed Trump in 2016, while nearly 7 in 10 Hispanic Catholics voted for Clinton

In new authorized biography, traditionalist emeritus pontiff associates gay marriage with 'the Antichrist' and attacks 'humanist ideologies' as a 'global dictatorship'

After decades of ambivalence, document prepared by clergy says hundreds of priests gave spiritual guidance to Hitler's soldiers on front, 'lent war an additional sense of purpose'

Mass to be broadcast on television and online as churches shuttered due to coronavirus lockdown