The Church's teaching on cohabitation is not an "arbitrary" rule. Living together before marriage is a sin because it violates God's commandments and the law of the Church. St.

In Pope Leo's early days, he has woven together an emphasis on synodality and social teaching with faithfulness to doctrine ...

V ATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a note released Monday (Nov. 25), Pope Francis reinforced that the final report issued by delegates to the recently ended Synod on Synodality constitutes church teaching.

The newly appointed bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin promised to lead with unity and to speak up for the ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion ...

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

Colorado Catholics are mourning the passing of Pope Francis, including a few who actually stood in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square on Easter morning, when the pontiff made an appearance, never ...

Mark Richards taught at St. Francis Xavier for years. He says he is angry, especially because his husband died two years ago, ...

The latest work by renowned historian Diarmaid MacCulloch tackles Christian attitudes to sex over the centuries. Modern-day Christians who talk about traditional values usually don’t know how ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a note released Monday (Nov. 25), Pope Francis reinforced that the final report issued by delegates to the recently ended Synod on Synodality constitutes church teaching. ...