Religion News Service

Eight out of 10 American Catholics said they had a favorable opinion of Leo, including 37% who said their opinion was "very favorable."

Joined by interfaith leaders, the bishops said Africa cannot be subject to foreign interests but must be the architect of its own future.

The move signals a new phase in Sino-Vatican relations and the regularization of local church structures.

These days, Focus on the Family is offering a new kind of parenting advice, this time tailored for parents whose adult kids have gone 'no contact.'

The 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea is an appropriate time for the U.S. church to reconsider its deviation from the general practice of standing during the Eucharistic prayer.

"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."

A report, dated June 6 but made public this week, from the task force now alleges that there was a "consistent and systematic pattern of discrimination against Christians during the Biden Administration."

Speakers and organizers alike worked to craft a vision for a Christian America that steers clear of anti-Catholicism and, especially, antisemitism.

Fr. Thomas Reese asks: Do we worship semiautomatic weapons so much that we are willing to sacrifice our youth so that we can own weapons whose only purpose is to slaughter people?

President Donald Trump's assault on art and culture is only outdone by his debasement of his fellow humans, writes Phyllis Zagano.

While many school leaders have become resigned to the necessity of preparing for potential school shootings, it was shocking to Catholics across the country to learn of an attack while students were gathered for worship.

The people of God deserve better than what they are hearing in church today, writes Fr. Thomas Reese.

At Delaney Hall, the East Coast's largest immigrant detention facility, families and volunteers say harsh conditions and shifting rules have urged the need for spiritual care.

"His radio show and books shaped generations and fueled the shame that drove queer people like me into conversion therapy," writes Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez.

Amid a collapse of loyalty to religious institutions, 46% of churchgoers say they attend multiple congregations on Sunday, a recent survey found.

My brother, Eddie, died Aug. 2 at the Jesuit infirmary in Los Gatos, California. He was 82. In San Jose, Phoenix and San Francisco, he was known to thousands of people as a giant in Jesuit education and a friend.

The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have been killed in the war.

San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido has partnered with Episcopal, Lutheran, Jewish and Muslim clergy, as well as lay people, to provide accompaniment for immigrants at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hearings every day in August. Clergy nationwide are going with immigrants to court appointments.

Early Thursday morning (Aug. 14), Catholic sisters processed through downtown Atlanta in a 'Pilgrimage of Hope,' praying for migrants, racial justice and action on climate change.

Native American Church members say the presence of double-crested cormorants in Brackenridge Park is vital to their religious ceremonies.