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Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the ...

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments about faith-based schooling for parents and students as multiple cases have been ...

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The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed open to backing the creation of a Catholic charter school in ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Many continue to mourn the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away last week on Easter Monday at 88 years old. A passenger's ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

Trump joked he would like to be next pope days after Francis dies. Sen. Lindsey Graham thought it was funny and exciting. But ...

Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition: Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare ...

During oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the biggest religion cases in generations, it became clear that the Supreme ...