When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...

God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning ... with special emphasis on the mystery of the incarnation, the Roman Catholic Church has condemned the practice of abortion.

With Pope Francis watching from the hospital, the preacher of the papal household told top members of the Roman Curia that ...

Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored to make sure that the actions of the state met with divine approval. Roman religion was split in ...

Then-Archbishop Gregory, who initially issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass to parishioners of the ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre ... “We are grateful to God that on December 4th, the court confirmed the Plan that resolves and ends the Bankruptcy Case for the Diocese of ...

Roman Catholic churches abound with similar holy ... He is regarded as the vicegerent of God, with power to dispense blessings on whomsoever he will. His exposition of the Sacred Books is regarded ...

colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their ...

The chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Monsignor Renato Beltran, led a ritual of the burning and blessing of wilted palm ...