Nov. 9 (UPI) --The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to ...

Jonatan Medina Espinal is a young Catholic influencer who, as the son of evangelical pastors, was considered unlikely to ...

The Holy Father reminds the faithful of the importance of celebrating the anniversary of becoming a child of God and heir to the kingdom of heaven. Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Jan. 7; he ...

A Mexican court has ruled in favor of the Diocese of Querétaro, located in the north-central region of the country, in a lawsuit filed by a person who identifies as transgender and demanded that the ...

People in the United States often have a kind of cynical view of participation. In an era of "participation trophies," we associate it with bothering to show up — and not much more. We talk about ...

The first joint prayer since Henry VIII anchors a Vatican day focused on peace, climate ahead of COP30 in Belém, and closer ...

Father Christopher Thomas, general secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. (Credit: UK Parliament.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A member of the Catholic Bishops’ ...

A historically Catholic country, since the 1950s Belgium has seen a significant decline in the number of its practicing Christians. Pope Francis and King Philippe listen to a speech by Belgium Prime ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, right, receives his biretta from Pope Francis as he is elevated as a cardinal in St. Peter’s Square at The ...