The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...

The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log ...

The Catholic Church is an institution of remarkable longevity. The year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of ...

Francis had led the Roman Catholic church since Benedict XVI resigned ... Catholicism continued to grow outside Europe, too. Between 200AD and 400AD the Catholic population in north Africa grew ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

VATICAN CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pope on ... 52 cardinal electors considered from Europe, 23 from Asia, 17 from Africa ...

Here is a brief summary of how the Roman Catholic Church recognises sainthood. Sign up here. The process that can lead to sainthood, known as a "cause", cannot usually start until five years after ...

On important issues like the role of women in the church, the ethics of LGBT, and global conflicts in the Middle East and in Europe ... us who do not embrace Roman Catholic doctrine and leadership ...