On a special episode (first released on June 12, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: The Roman Catholic Church hasn’t been known for its inclusive stance with the LGBTQ+ community historically. But over the ...

While the year was marked by profound change, the new pope emphasized his intention to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in a spirit of continuity with his predecessor.

(RNS) — The late theologian Gerard Mannion called the Roman Catholic Church’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, or “Gaudium et Spes,” the most impactful Second Vatican Council ...

With a conclave to select a new pope typically not taking place for two to three weeks after a pontiff's passing, several weeks can go by without a pope leading the Roman Catholic Church. So who is in ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

(The Conversation) — Saints are recognized for exceptional virtue and faith. But some also are commemorated for their scholarship. In early centuries, Christians executed in the Roman Empire for ...

Despite continuing theological, ethical and ministerial differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the schismatic Old Catholic Conference, the two communions can continue to work together, Pope ...

The Catholic Church is facing its most serious crisis in 500 years. In these last few months, a new wave of clerical sexual abuse revelations left the world in shock. From Australia to Chile to ...