Religion played such a prominent role in the lives of our founding fathers that the freedom to practice whichever one you ...

The new law that takes effect on July 27 carries penalties of a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. It also exposes the priests ...

ANALYSIS: It might seem like the Holy Father has far more pressing priorities. Yet the reality is that the artificial-intelligence revolution poses enormous social challenges for the Church.

YAKIMA- The Rev. Msgr. Robert M. Siler, Episcopal Vicar and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Yakima, has released ...

More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of Cologne Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki.

Pope Francis created the commission early on in his pontificate to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, Boston’s then-archbishop, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, in charge.

During the fortnight Bychok encountered Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal who would become Pope, several times. Prevost had ...

At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the ...

By Christopher Wells The Church’s priorities with regard to the prevention of child abuse “are the same as ever” says ...

Pope Leo XIV met members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy abuse cases and demands from survivors ...

Catholic bishops in Washington are suing the state over a new law that requires clergy members to report suspected child abuse, even if it’s revealed during confession. The bishops argue the law ...

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission for the first time amid questions ...