Lay-run St. Nicholas Tavelić network quietly forms 300-strong underground community of ex-Muslims seeking sacraments, catechesis and a truly Catholic home.

Three major events—or “defeats”—served as points of divergence for Sunni Islam and Roman Catholicism, according to Jonathan Laurence. “For both traditions, each defeat provoked a multipronged ...

.VATICAN CITY (AP) – Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday. “For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have ...

The anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks brought a renewed focus — intensified by the lens of a presidential campaign — not only on that day's devastation seven years ago but on the nation's efforts to ...

VATICAN CITY — Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday. "For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have ...

One of the most catastrophic religious upheavals in history has just happened, and few in the media have even recognized it. Two of the most influential faiths in the world, Roman Catholicism and ...

Two Catholic priests were facing prison for their comments criticizing Islam. No, this did not happen in Nigeria or in the Middle East, but in Spain. Priests Custodio Ballester and Jesús Calvo and ...

VATICAN CITY — Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday. "For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have ...

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