Religion

The latest in a series of disturbances at St. Peter’s Basilica prompted swift intervention by plainclothes police when a man was accused of urinating on the main altar.

As the Brewers and Cubs face off in the National League Division Series (NLDS), the Archbishop of Chicago and Archbishop of Milwaukee are getting in on the fun with a friendly wager.

Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the oldest leader in the faith’s history, died Saturday at his home in Salt Lake City at the age of 101.

The archdiocese's bankruptcy case, filed in May 2020, is one of the longest-running cases related to church abuse.

Carlo Acutis created a multilingual website documenting Eucharistic miracles before dying of leukemia at 15.

Greater Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ in Milwaukee sustained an estimated $1.5 million in flood damage.

Dr. James Dobson, founder of the Focus on the Family Christian ministry and former advisor to five U.S. presidents, has died at 89.

Evolve Church held a worship service Tuesday night at two Water Street bars in Milwaukee, bringing worship to a nightlife district that has seen a recent uptick in crime.

Family members of the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart say the famed 1980s televangelist has passed away at the age of 90.

The recent poll sheds light on an ongoing debate involving the role of religion in public schools.

Authorities in Columbus Junction, Iowa, said they removed 88 minors from a church camp earlier this month after receiving reports of alleged abuse.

Catherine Corless, the historian who found the gravesite of nearly 800 babies and children beneath an Irish home for unwed mothers, was widely ridiculed for her life's work.

Jimmy Swaggart's son says only a 'miracle' can save the influential preacher who has broadcasted longer than any other American evangelist.

The Supreme Court decided on Thursday, June 5, that a Catholic charity doesn’t have to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes, one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices are considering this term.

Oklahoma cannot proceed with opening the nation’s first publicly funded religious school after a 4-4 Supreme Court vote.

Pope Leo XIV had his inaugural Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square before an estimated 200,000 people.

Pope Leo XIV outlined a clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion Friday.

Pope Leo XIV shared his first message on the official papal social media accounts this week, continuing the digital outreach of his predecessors with a post focused on peace.

Pope Leo XIV is set to preside over his official inaugural Mass at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square.