Roman Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the year 380, according to Learn Religions, ... There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world.

The Roman Catholic religious order of Jesuits said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member of the order were highly credible and that ...

A Roman Catholic priest who sued a London National Health Service Trust for harassment, religious discrimination and victimization received £10,000 – or roughly $12,000 – in a settlement.

Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) founded the Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, encylopedia.com said. Born into a Spanish noble family, ...

Pope Francis on Saturday updated rules on dealing with sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, expanding their scope to include lay Catholic leaders and spelling out that both minors and adults ...

A motion picture depictive of the life of the Blessed Virgin is now in preparation by The Catholic Art Association, which has been making Catholic pictures for seven years. Its purpose is "to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Profound grief and disbelief are felt throughout the Roman Catholic community following the passing of Pope Francis. Parishioners at Sacred Heart Catholic Church reacted to ...

The mural also includes images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Roman Catholic religious figure and another name for the Virgin Mary, which Beltran described as “a powerful symbol of not just ...

Ancient Egyptians were so into oral sex, they put it in their religion — and religious art Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex ...

Born in 1838, Whitaker said the artist grew up in a strong Roman Catholic family. 'Tissot was educated richly in Catholic tradition and that tradition was a part of his life,' Whitaker said.

They are another instance of how the Roman Catholic Church has flourished for so long: by fostering religious orders suited to the times—Benedictines in the Dark Ages to give a Christian meaning ...

NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and other ministries. The ...