The church acknowledges three creeds: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene-Constantinople Creed and the Athanasian Creed.

The Origins of Life: A Catholic View Catholic author George Sim Johnston writes that the Catholic Church has no problem with evolutionary theory or the idea that the first humans had biological ...

The strange history of how the Catholic Church declared beaver to be a fish — at least during Lent This isn't the only odd dietary dispensation the church has made for observers of the 40-day fast.

Thomas Bokenkotter’s “A Concise History of the Catholic Church” is a comprehensive yet accessible overview of one of the world’s most influential religious institutions.

The Catholic Church in South Alabama is under new leadership. Nearly one year after Archbishop Thomas Rodi announced his ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. | (AP Photo ...

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If the Catholic Church forgets history, it is simply doomed. Pope Francis recently issued a letter "On the Renewal of the Study of the History of the Church." No matter: ...

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...