In 2008, Father Francis "Butch" Mazur closed and locked the doors of St. Gerard Church in Buffalo, New York, where he served as pastor.
Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley told members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors how much Pope Francis appreciated their efforts, particularly their proposal for a summit of leaders of the world's bishops' conferences ...
Pope Francis is aware of the suffering that abuse survivors and all Catholics in Chile have endured following the revelations of abuse and cover-up and is doing everything possible to accompany them, said the new ...
Bishop Enrique Angelelli Carletti traveled to a rural corner of his diocese in July 1973 to celebrate the feast of San Antonio. He was run out of town instead.
Everyone has a direct line to Jesus, who is always nearby, ready to listen and help, Pope Francis said.
From the 17th-century ban by the Vatican of Copernicus' mathematical calculation that the sun was at the center of the solar system to modern-day arguments about evolution's compatibility with a belief in God, science and ...
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, set to become the new head of the Archdiocese of Washington, promised to serve with truth, love and tenderness in a region where he acknowledged "unrest and anger," after the downfall ...
Australia's Catholic population fell by 2.7% between 2011 and 2016, but Catholics are more likely to have a higher education, according to an analysis of census data by the National Center for Pastoral Research.
Pope Francis told a group of journalists to deliver facts and objective reporting, not fake news and rumors.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir, his vice presidents and other leaders planned to attend "spiritual retreat" together at the Vatican in early April.
