This week, across the New Orleans area, descendants of Sicilian immigrants will lay out elaborate altars laden with food and ...

There are several examples of altars to Roman gods and goddesses which have been recovered along the length of the Antonine Wall. Many have been dedicated to Victory, the Roman goddess of victory ...

A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger worldwide trend of attacks against Catholics. "What took place at Saint ...

A Suffolk County man alleges he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest when he served as an altar boy in the Diocese of Brooklyn in the 1960s, according to a new lawsuit. Anthony Ianella ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, celebrates the Eucharistic ...

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.