It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... Trent only the Roman liturgy could be used. The only exceptions were liturgical practices ...

On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and hierarchical nature of the Church ...

After the efforts of Roman Catholic Italian Americans ... finite days are available on the academic calendar to observe,” Brian Browne, a representative for St John’s told The New York ...

Still, Fordham University, the city’s other major Catholic university, says in its calendar that the “university is closed for Columbus Day.” Iona College, a Catholic school in Westchester ...

Freed from the weekly crowd of bankers and hedge fund types, a strange peace descends upon the city. And there’s one spot that truly captures that tranquil spirit and stands out from the crowd: the ...