Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed ... has been introduced into Roman Catholic worship as well.

We pause for a few moments every week to take a look back through the pages of the history book of the church. We strive to ...

“They have a great history connected with the statue ... who is suspected of damaging two statues at St. Therese of Lisieux Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning.

A Church-commissioned report in 2004 said more than 4,000 US Roman Catholic priests had faced sexual abuse allegations in the last 50 years, in cases involving more than 10,000 children - mostly boys.

The following year Calvin fled Paris because of contacts with individuals who through lectures and writings opposed the Roman Catholic Church. It is thought that in 1533, Calvin experienced the sudden ...

On New Year's Eve 1930, the Roman Catholic Church officially banned any "artificial" means of birth control. Condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps were defined as artificial, since they blocked ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances. But the Vatican said blessings should not be part ...

An example of a church built in the circular style is the St Oliver Plunkett Roman Catholic Church at Toomebridge – the altar is in the exact centre of the church and the worshippers sit round it.