In a Catholic marriage ceremony, there are specific requirements that need to be met by the couple. Each church may have their own unique distinctions, but the general rules apply to all.

While many religious groups in the U.S. have no specific prohibition to the procedure, the Catholic Church clearly opposes it. But many Catholic couples turn to IVF despite their church's teaching.

The Reinvention of the Catholic Church Scandals have taken a toll, and faith is flagging in Europe and the U.S. But Catholicism isn’t on the wane—it’s changing in influential ways. By Paul Elie ...

The Catholic Church is in trouble. About 1 out of 3 people raised Catholic have left the Catholic Church, according to a study done by the Pew Research Center in 2011.

Defending the church, either in its reputation or its doctrinal continuity, can be praiseworthy. But when it comes to the history of the Catholic Church and slaveholding, this posture of defense ...

The Catholic Church in Germany has also moved forward with a national “synodal path” to restore trust after its own sexual abuse scandal. The German synodal path has been controversial.

Prevost, the first American pope, will head up the Catholic Church as Leo XIV. The new pope, who is 69, hails from Chicago originally.

I first went into these churches determined in a sense of rebellion. I was a teen atheist in Catholic high school, and I joined the church choir out of sheer boredom. Now I go to church for real ...

It merely said that the Church of Christ "subsists in" the Catholic Church. So that means the Catholic Church no longer views itself as the "one true Church," right? Not so fast . . . 1.