Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore. "In the past ...

But many are calling for more space for women, who far outnumber men in the Church, with 559,228 female members of religious orders compared to 128,559 Catholic priests globally, according to the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead ...

I was struck by Peggy Noonan’s blunt suggestion that we need a pope whose pontificate could later be summed up as: “The man who was in love with Jesus” (“What We Need in Pope Francis ...

All Roman Catholics are ... with the Eastern Orthodox Church and then again with the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world.

A young girl celebrates Pope Francis as he appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, at the Vatican.

The Roman Catholic Church in Ezakheni hosted family-friendly activities on Family Day. The activities included a fun walk, which started at Ekukhuleni High School and ended at the church.

VATICAN CITY — Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis on May 7, the Vatican said. Following are key facts about ...

a renowned Christian pastor and motivational speaker, is stepping down from his church leadership role — a move that was years in the making but also comes months after he experienced a medical ...

Services will be held Friday, May 9, for the Rev. Gus Roman, pastor emeritus of Canaan Baptist Church in Germantown and a pillar in Philadelphia’s faith and civic communities. He died Wednesday ...

In a ceremony earlier this month, Murray Chatlain walked into St. Mary's Cathedral to be ordained the Roman Catholic Church's eighth ... "We're reconciling right now." Bernard Wood, a St. Theresa ...

This writer began covering the Pope’s righteous charge right at the creation ... management positions for Catholic universities and prominent institutions of the church. Tighter oversight ...