Politico looks at how ultra conservatives are trying to seize this opportunity to push a much more conservative agenda in the Church. Some hardline conservatives see Pope Francis as heretic ...

"The Church is holy, but made up of sinners," summed up historian Martin Dumont, quoting a homily by Pope Benedict XVI. Today, clerical sexual abuse against minors and nuns is hands down the most ...

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas and the first non-European since the eighth century.

Cardinals gathered at the Vatican ahead of the conclave starting May 7 have identified the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by priests as one of the top challenges facing the Catholic Church today.

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to lead the Catholic church in 2013, he chose the papal name Francis, after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Frazer Harrison/ACMA2010/Getty Images It took an old song for Eric Church to discover the sound of his new album. In 2023, the country star was invited by ...

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

Tucson police are investigating allegations that a longtime member of the Golden Dawn Tabernacle molested a boy in 2012 and the church’s pastor covered it up. He admitted to molesting a boy.

There have been appeals for calm from church leaders following a spate of incidents in Londonderry over the weekend, which police have described as sectarian hate crimes. Officers are ...

Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of ...

Tonight, it is set to continue dry with mostly clear skies and little in the way of cloud. Gentle winds. Sunday Tomorrow will remain dry with sunny periods and cloudy intervals as areas of cloud ...

The saga of Mars Hill and its aftermath is continuing to generate division in the evangelical Christian community as sharp differences emerged in response to Mark Driscoll's decision to plant a new ...