Baltimore is not the first Catholic diocese in the United States to allow weddings outside of churches, but it is still very rare.

“Our continuing participation could result in me advocating for two different, and even contradictory, positions,” Bishop Deeley wrote.

A new study from The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the actual number of people who died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria is close to 5,000.

“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”

Bishops in Chile announced mass resignations on Friday, May 18, after an emergency summit meeting with Pope Francis.

Advocates of programs to support non-public schools say that they are implemented at the state level within existing agencies and question the claim by Ms. DeVos that a federal law would lead to more bureaucracy.

All colleges face budget challenges, but Catholic schools must also contend with marketing to an increasingly secular applicant pool.

Patrick Conroy, S.J., the chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives has sent a letter to Mr. Ryan withdrawing his resignation

Cardinal Donald Wuerl will be among a number of faith leaders on hand.

Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina said the decision “was made behind closed doors based upon the input of only a few.”