Music brings people together, it wakes them up and calms them down, it can be a source of great comfort and solidarity This is the time of year for several special services. First Communions, ...

According to the German Bishops’ Conference, Catholics now make up less than a quarter of Germany’s population and less than ...

The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2023, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and ...

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana. The ...

“Until the 1980s, the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) was mainly composed of Christian Democrat figures,” recalled theologian Gerhard Kruip of the University of Mainz. “Since ...

Easter is approaching. And with it comes several Christian holidays to observe. What to know about Good Friday, Maundy ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution ...

Germany's Roman Catholics can only remain part of the ... academic said he wanted to continue praying and receiving Holy Communion without paying the religious levy. Judges at the Leipzig Federal ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German director and organist Leo Krämer rehearses for a concert at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico ...

Pope Francis has increased his physical activity, called the Catholic parish priest in ... receiving ashes and Holy Communion. He later set to work, which included a call to the Rev Gabriel ...

(Reuters) - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday were set to vote on a document about the meaning of Holy Communion, a matter that has ignited debate over whether politicians like U.S ...