Church leaders and rights activists have renewed a call for the release of a Filipino journalist and four social workers who ...

His role is to preserve, interpret and teach the Christian faith, as well as ensuring the unity of the Catholic Church. The ...

Pope Francis' successor will face an array of challenges, from disputes over the place of women, the Vatican's financial woes ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or ...

Both Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI were elected within two days, but the longest papal election in Church history ...

Lent is the season during which catechumens make their final preparations to be welcomed into the Church. UCA News is proud ...

As president since 2014 of the international Santa Marta Group of police chiefs and bishops, the Liverpool-born Cardinal ...

"Refugees and asylees may continue to file applications for adjustment of status; in fact, refugees are legally obligated to ...

In an interview published May 5 by The Daily Nation, a leading Kenyan daily, Cardinal Njue offered a surprising explanation ...

The dazzling red, symbolising the blood of Christ, is the color that marks cardinals out from lower-ranking prelates ...

The study further estimated that even if only a small share of those children had no other relative to take them in if their ...