The Vatican swiftly imposed its harshest penalty of excommunication against bishops belonging to an ultra-traditionalist ...

The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the group consecrated four bishops without the ...

The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops ...

The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

Dynamic Catholic explains Fat Tuesday as a great feast to be had before the Lent fasting period. "Traditionally, Catholics have embraced Fat Tuesday as a way to get rid of all the fats and desserts in ...

The Roman Catholic Church urges its faithful to confess their sins to a priest at least once a year, and insists that they do so before receiving Communion if they have committed a mortal sin. In ...

Pope Francis announced plans last week, as part of his Holy Year of Mercy, for easier absolution for women who have had abortions. Five seconds later, battle lines were drawn. Supporters hailed his ...

Former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi allegedly took communion at a papal Mass presided over by the pope at the Vatican despite Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone — who is ...

The penitent crafted the perfect sin to confess to a virtual priest: "Bless me father, for I have sinned. … I have had anger in my heart about the deployment of AI chatbots in inappropriate places." ...

Sin is, in theological terms, "a transgression against God's laws." Catholics are to be helped in following the rules by the Decalogue, i.e. the 10 commandments given by God. Over time, the Decalogue ...