After the fire, construction on the new church started in 1870; reconstruction was completed in 1956. In 1996, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Puerto Plata, giving the church the rank of ...

Nicknamed the "Amber Coast" for its rich deposits of clear amber, Puerto Plata is the largest city ... as well as one of the Dominican Republic's most established resort areas.

Drawing on Latin American theology that emphasizes collaboration, developed in response to continued struggles with ...

They made just about every organ for Catholic churches in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as well as one prominent synagogue – Plum Street Temple – which still has one of the few original ...

Visitors have been able to step into a reconstructed 17th-century Catholic church in Maryland for the first time – an opportunity over 320 years in the making. Historic St. Mary's City ...

Sister Lissie Avilés Ríos, the Archbishop's delegate for Pastoral Ecological Affairs, tours the roof of Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish in Cataño. (Alejandro Granadillo) ...

Voyager was rerouted to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, instead of Labadee, while Oasis was diverted to Nassau, Bahamas. Adventure will now dock in Puerto Plata's Taino Bay instead of Haiti on ...

At least 98 people are dead, including a governor and two former MLB players, after the roof of a nightclub collapsed early Tuesday during a concert, according to Dominican Republic emergency ...

At St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in West Baltimore, the pastor’s message on Easter was to be familiar, but with an added twist: The resurrection of Christ should inspire the congregants in ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... of the Dominican, Carmelite, and Carthusian orders. As Vicar of the universal Church, the Pope ...

known as the Seven Churches Visitation, is deeply rooted in Catholic history and devotion.This practice is believed to have originated in Rome, where early pilgrims would visit the city's seven ...