On the feast day of the "apostle to the apostles," St. Mary of Magdala, I want to reflect on something I suspect this first witness to the Resurrection and foremost leader in the early Jesus movement ...

They are the Catholics few seem to know about. Calling themselves "Independent Catholics" or "Old Catholics," they claim apostolic succession from the time of Christ and his disciples as do Roman ...

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church raked in between $1.4 billion and $3.5 billion in federal coronavirus aid, making it one of the top beneficiaries of the government's Paycheck Protection Program. The ...

Praying at the tombs and places of martyrdom of the saints and martyrs of the early Church throughout Rome truly ‘brings us into a real, living, breathing relationship with the Church through her ...

Ever wonder how many popes there have been in the Catholic Church? With news of Pope Francis' health on the minds of many around the world, the line of papal succession has become a topic of ...

San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy dubbed himself a "new parishioner" of Rome's St. Frumentius ai Prati Fiscali during his first Mass April 23 at his titular church, a longstanding tradition meant to ...