Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's mouth has landed him in hot water again, this time for kissing a married woman on the lips in front of thousands of his...
British drivers were urged by churches across the country Sunday to look closely when they take their car to be hand washed and use a new, free mobile-phone...
Pope Francis will on Saturday meet five Chilean priests who were sexually abused by another priest, Fernando Karadima, in an effort to heal their wounds and...
The death toll from weeks of violent unrest in Nicaragua rose to 100 as embattled President Daniel Ortega rejected calls to step down and the Catholic Church,...
A thuggish response to weeks of protests has eroded carefully constructed pillars of support in the Church, military and business world for Nicaraguan...
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland’s...
An Australian archbishop said Wednesday that he will stand aside but does not intend to resign after becoming the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the...
An Australian archbishop Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse in a test case that holds...
An Australian archbishop on Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse and faces a potential...
Pope Francis has accused Chile's bishops of destroying evidence of sex crimes, pressuring church lawyers to minimize accusations and of "grave negligence" in...
In the biggest shake-up yet in the Catholic Church’s long-running sex abuse scandal, every active Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over what Pope...
There is a moment in the film “Pope Francis – A Man of His Word” when you realize what he is up against.
Pope Francis Saturday urged one of the Catholic Church's biggest but most contentious missionary movements to respect different cultures and not try to...
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, must stand trial on charges alleging...
The young victims are still here: They’re among the kids who like to share stories while they sip on traditional Argentine tea, who check their phones outside...
A Chilean man who was sexually abused by a priest as a boy will urge Pope Francis to sack "toxic" bishops who covered up the assaults, he said Tuesday ahead...
Pope Francis is reminding priests to always be merciful, as he ordained 16 men in a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica.
The push for legalized marijuana has moved into Utah and Oklahoma, two of the most conservative states in the country, further underscoring how quickly...
About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered Monday for a weeklong course in casting out demons – including by cellphone if necessary – amid increased demand for the...
Croatia's parliament ratified a treaty safeguarding women on Friday, despite opposition from conservatives and the powerful Catholic Church.