The Catholic News Agency earlier this year reported a slight increase in the number of Catholics globally, with the population growing to 1.406 billion in 2023 from 1.39 billion in 2022.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, ... The pope, the Bishop of Rome, is considered a successor to Saint Peter and holds authority over the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican has ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, ... The pope, the Bishop of Rome, is considered a successor to Saint Peter and holds authority over the Catholic Church.

According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up to the current pontiff, Pope Francis. AP By ...

Who is Kevin Farrell, the man leading the Catholic Church after Francis' death? Farrell was nominated by Pope Francis to be camerlengo in Feb. 2019, according to the Catholic News Agency.

Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church. Listen to this article · 0:59 min Learn more. Share full article. Cardinals in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.

After a fire broke out Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Maria Stein, the church was declared a loss by a local fire department. The church is located at 8533 Ohio 119 No ...

Parts of the Roman Catholic Church are still failing to ensure clerical sexual abuse is reported adequately, Pope Francis’ commission for child protection said Tuesday, raising concerns about a ...

Birth control, for the Dutch, is another closed question. Surveys indicate that 60% of Catholic women in The Netherlands practice contraception, most of them with the tacit approval of their ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Profound grief and disbelief are felt throughout the Roman Catholic community following the passing of Pope Francis.Parishioners at Sacred Heart Catholic Church reacted to ...