The second, and even more significant, move toward reverence was turning ad orientem, that is, the priest at the altar facing ...

The Church of St. Barbara is a three-nave basilica with two-tiered towers on its facade. Vitebsk is proud of such a ...

The former Church of the Assumption has sat vacant for decades, and the building structure is considered unsafe by city ...

A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter of Catholicism.

The diocese will be opening its parishes and homes to travelers — especially for the Jubilee of Teenagers, which will ...

Located in the trendy Trastevere neighborhood, Donna Camilla Savelli is a tranquil haven just steps from the action.

Archaeologists in Vienna discover a mass grave of Roman soldiers dating back 2,000 years, victims of a brutal defeat against ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has leased land to solar developers to build what are believed to be the first arrays ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

A team of researchers from Sapienza University of Rome discovered remains of a plant dated to the time of Jesus’ death in the ...

Religion has been a driver of violence, as demonstrated in several incidents across the country. 25 According to the ...

Goethe University Frankfurt has been awarded another humanities research unit funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG): The unit, titled “Power and Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church,” will ...