At the Protestant Revolution, rood screens were demolished and altar rails became the boundary markers between the nave and the sanctuary. Catholic practice followed. That the altar rails also served ...

Catholic liberal arts colleges have turned toward traditional architecture when expanding to accommodate the numbers. Here ...

A group of young Catholics attend Mass every weekday at noon at the Princeton University Chapel. The members of the Catholic ...

Of this, the Catholic Church has received Shs2.477 billion, the Anglican Church Shs2.280 billion, and the Muslim community ...

Held in recognition of National Law Week, this year’s Red Mass honored the Shreveport Diocesan Council of the Society of St.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including Vice President JD Vance ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world ... said Gary Hudak, a former altar boy wearing a Chicago Bears hat.

Before becoming pope, Leo XIV spent nearly a decade in northern Peru, where he earned deep respect by reforming a ...

FROM a budding maths genius in the US to an adventurous missionary in Peru - horse riding Pope Leo XIV has now reached the highest summit in the Catholic ... climb from an altar boy to head ...

Born in Chicago in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent, Prevost served as an altar boy and was ordained as a priest in 1982. He is the first American to fill the role of Pope.

While the room is usually locked, sometimes people are able to visit the room, which is just to the left of the Sistine Chapel when facing the altar. Kate Quiñones is a staff writer for Catholic ...