WASHINGTON — As Pope Francis ... of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, St. Matthew’s Cathedral, St. Patrick Catholic Church, St. Peter’s Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church ...

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter. A non-Catholic (and some Catholics ... we call certain churches — the most important church in a diocese — the “cathedral.” ...

The Gospel of Luke is the first volume of Luke-Acts, which was composed by "Luke the beloved physician," a traveling companion of St. Paul (Col ... are still used in the Church's liturgy: the ...

The Catholic Church teaches that St. Peter became the first head of the church when Jesus Christ gave him the “keys to the Kingdom of Heaven” and the authority to “bind” and “loose ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. As a result, even though Pope Francis remains hospitalized ...

As Idaho grows, so does its need for more hospital services. St. Luke’s is finding a way to care for patients outside of its hospital walls. The new St. Luke’s Hospital at Home program started ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... by far the largest rite in the Church. It was founded by St. Peter in Rome around 42 A.D ...

Mass readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 ... dean and pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, where he has served on the Priest ...

Luke Gentile is a social media producer for the Washington Examiner. Originally from Indiana, Luke graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in multiplatform journalism and government ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes ... celebrated a Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica that Francis was supposed ...

Professors, researchers, graduate students, and PhD candidates stood across the street from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Friday afternoon holding signs that read “My research saves lives, cutting my ...

Hundreds attended this weekend, praying for the leader of the Catholic church. In September 2015, Pope Francis embarked on a six-day tour of the United States, visiting Washington, D.C., where he ...