When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...

You may recall that in September, the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrated ... we may show true compassion toward strangers and the abandoned.” (Roman Missal, third edition, Prayer ...

One study, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago ... early days of the Church, living together outside of marriage was common among the non-Christians in the Roman Empire - as ...

On this seven-country Ultimate Balkans road trip, you'll find some of the best sights, activities and food that the region ...

Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan announced Thursday by the Joliet Diocese. By July 1, St. Mark in Wheaton ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Kelly Sagan, executive director of the Catholic Schools of Zanesville, was placed on administrative leave effective Feb. 7.

On this day in Chicago history, an infamous event unfolded on North Side that's reverberated for almost a century and has become an inextricable part of the city's identity to this day.

A downtown Joliet Catholic church that served the city's Italian population for many decades, St. Anthony's was closed last ...

Variety breaks down the best TV performances of the 21st century, from Jeremy Allen White to Emma Stone and Sydney Sweeney.