The MLB commissioner said in a letter that the Giants did not adequately inform the players that gay pride caps were optional, Hawley said.

For many Syrian Christians, the terrorist attack became a defining moment that shook the community in a way not seen since the final years of the Ottoman Empire.

Christian Brothers Oceania Province said its "shameful and painful" history of abuse has led it to sell off its assets in order to settle with victims.

A new exibition in Puebla, Mexico, dramatizes the lives of those engaging in and affected by the armed popular uprising against religious persecution in Mexico that broke out in 1926.

The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is “intrinsically linked” to the proclamation of the Gospel and reserved to ordained ministers.

The recognition for Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler is a rare gesture from the Buddhist establishment of a country where Catholics number barely 20,000.

Bishops across the UK and other Catholic leaders say they want more information before endorsing a proposal to ban social media for youth under 16.

Conflicts and humanitarian emergencies continue across the Middle East, Ukraine and Africa.

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The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments responds to a request made by the German Bishops, denying their petition for a layperson to preach the homily during Mass, even in exceptional cases, stating that the proclamation of the Word in the liturgical celebration is inseparable from the mission received sacramentally.

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According to biblical texts and the tradition of the Catholic Church, widows have a place of privilege and special care in the Judeo-Christian tradition.