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Paris: A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new ...

In a rare moment of Christian ecumenism, white evangelicals, mainline protestants, Roman Catholics and Black church leaders ...

Churches in Los Angeles put contingency plans in place after the Trump administration rescinds long-standing guidance ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...

Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Damascus summer camps has grown from 63 campers in a parish-based effort to 7,000 ...

One year ago, with the world rapidly changing around me, I stepped away from active ministry with a new calling. I dedicated ...

The parish will celebrate its 80th anniversary and the 25th for its building on Aug. 9 with a Mass followed by social ...

The iconic plaques are often awarded to restored homes in downtown Charleston, but more recently have recognized restaurants, ...

Today we remember the rebellious and kind Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, Nebraska, who was born on July 13, 1886. Born in Co Roscommon, Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan, the ...

Four years in one place doesn’t typically leave much time to accomplish significant things, but don’t tell that to Father ...