When the four Catholic churches in Saint Clair merged into St. Clair of Assisi parish in the borough, many in the community were not happy. The Diocese of Allentown arranged that consolidation in 2008 ...

During a Mass on Jan. 31, 2025 at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville, Sophie Durandal, a fifth grader at St. Mary’s School, ...

A Lancaster house that has traditionally been occupied by church clergy could become a home for Catholic students at ...

Two years after a devastating fire, a historic church in Kansas is rebuilt and rededicated, as the faithful rally to cover ...

The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...

An decision by the Diocese of Joliet about church closures in Will County could force the closure of Park Forest’s history ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, in Bacup, was visited on December 18 and 19, aimed at identifying and reporting on the provider’s progress. At an inspection in April, the school was g ...

A long-awaited plan to develop the prominent Elm Street property where the former St. Mary’s Church is located downtown will ...

A downtown Joliet Catholic church that served the city's Italian population for many decades, St. Anthony's was closed last ...