The Christmas tree is one of the world's oldest religious traditions, dating back before people even celebrated Christmas.

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 ...

The U.S. Catholic Church has a painful history of racism. One step toward healing could be canonization of the six African ...

Leading up to the adoption of Quebec’s secularism law in 2019, Premier François Legault said the proposed legislation was ...

In the Sign of the Cross, gesture and word intertwine to recall and unify the essential elements of faith. A living treasure ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a ...

if they operate primarily for religious purposes. The state argued, however, that the Catholic Charities Bureau does not meet that standard. In court documents, Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua ...

Catholic Charities’ lawyers claim that this distinction between religious and secular services violates the First Amendment’s religious liberties protections in various ways. Among other ...

Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church is one built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.

Muslim woman's lawsuit against Knox County Sheriff's Office highlights the different treatment of religious traditions.

In 1999, Father Callan had been the pastor of Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church ... “He was one of the first local religious leaders to welcome people with AIDS as parishioners and helped ...