Skene and Parker1 raise a number of concerns about religious doctrine unduly influencing law and public policy through amicus curiae contributions to civil litigations or direct lobbying of ...

Today in History for July 25: In 325, the Council of Nicea closed. Regarded as the first ecumenical council, its 300 attending bishops drafted the Nicene Creed and fixed the formula for Easter Sunday.

When relationships between bishops and laypeople are distorted — when bishops are rejected or isolated — it is the entire ...

News about Roman Catholic Church, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The church acknowledges three creeds: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene-Constantinople Creed and the Athanasian Creed.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church will host a free summer film series at the church’s Parish Center at 237 Wall St. on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. starting with “One Life ...

Catholic Bishops Try to Rally Opposition to Trump’s Immigration Agenda Leading prelates are expressing outrage at the drive toward mass deportation.

After four Catholic League championships and three state titles, McNesby is stepping down after 12 years as head coach at the archdiocesan high school. He reflects on the school’s brotherhood he ...

Can the Roman Catholic Church parrot untenable prejudice? Or can we embrace LGBTQ+ Catholics?

This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood reflection asks us is: Who is Jesus to you?

Early 17th century England was a dangerous place to be member of the Roman Catholic faith. The religion was outlawed, and priests such as Edmund Arrowsmith paid the ultimate price for their ...

Petition for writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Court of Appeals of New York for further consideration in light of Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin ...