WORCESTER - On Oct. 14, 1908, the original Notre Dame Church here was destroyed in a late-night fire that razed the entire block along Park Street, now Franklin Street, across from City Hall.

There isn’t much that distinguishes the gray, blocky church in a working-class Northwest Side neighborhood from hundreds of other Catholic sanctuaries in Chicago.Like other congregations, it ...

St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Conn., has been combined with other local parishes due to declining numbers of priests in the archdiocese. Parishioners responded over the course of a year to how ...

A global church in transition. Above all it signals that this is a huge church going through a historic transition, a growing flock of 1.2 billion souls whose senior leadership, ...

So I ask the question again, is the Church in “transition?” In my opinion — yes it is indeed. We no longer hold the value of truth as we once did.

Across Chicago, the number of Catholics is dwindling. In just a few decades, those identifying with the faith have dropped by hundreds of thousands, according to data from the Archdiocese of ...

With church in transition, how do American Catholics view their faith? February 19, 2013 / 11:35 AM EST / CBS News (CBS News) The surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is leading to soul- ...

Retired Rev. Arthur “Dan” Gleckler is more than the interim pastor of the 148-year-old Hampden United Methodist Church. He’s a beacon of stability and hope for a small ongregation… ...

Editorial: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is quite evidently stuck in a long transition between differing papal priorities and styles.

Transition agreement for Redemption Church and Relentless Church A transition agreement was signed by both Carpenter and Gray on Dec. 9, 2017, and it was included in court filings for the eviction ...

The choice for the Catholic Church seems clear. Feb. 28, 2013 -- In columns past, I have often recommended what presidential candidates might focus on in their campaigns or ways they should ...