Secondary schools in Ireland are still discriminating against children based on their religion – and legally they are allowed ...

Togo’s church faces challenges in including people with disabilities. Advocates push for better accessibility, awareness, and ...

EAST ST. LOUIS — A teenager from Belleville was fatally shot over the weekend in East St. Louis. Parker Bujnak, 17, was shot around 8:30 p.m. Saturday on 59th Street, south of State Street. He died at ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

For many faith leaders and congregants across Florida — particularly in churches with large Hispanic populations — the ...

quoting Venerable Pius XII in a 1951 address to the Italian Catholic Union of Midwives. “I encourage you to feel toward the mothers, fathers, and children whom God puts in your path the ...

Excerpts from a speech by Pope Francis to world leaders at the Summit on Children’s Rights held Feb. 3 at the Vatican. Even today, too often the lives of millions of children are marked by poverty, ...

This is part two of a series. Read part one here. It’s been about five years years since the Massachusetts attorney general’s office launched an investigation into child sexual abuse by priests at ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. O’FALLON, Mo. — St. Dominic High School will soon do what few coeducational Catholic high schools have done — teach the ...

Those who face difficulties in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into the Church should contact their Parish Priest. Parents making an application for a Catholic child should ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children. He called the Feb. 3 summit venue in ...