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They share Roman Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base. Yet there's a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego in the high-stakes debate over whether politicians who s

Pope Francis appeared to break from the Roman Catholic Church when he came out in support of same-sex civil unions — sparking curiosity Wednesday about whether his beliefs could be flawed. In his statement, The Holy Father proclaimed "we have to

Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope whil

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.'

Historian Father Peter Gumpel said the opening of the Vatican's "secret" archives will debunk the "fake news" generated over Pope Pius XII.

So, are churches in the United States taking any precautions to avoid the spread of coronavirus? On the level of individual dioceses, some are.

In a liturgical guideline, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) suggested that for Ash Wednesday ashes be sprinkled on the crown ...

A gathering of 181 bishops voted on 120 recommendations presented to the pontiff

Columnist Michelle Malkin says the Catholic Church is upset with her over her latest book, Open Borders, Inc: Who's Funding America's Destruction?, despite church officials not having read it yet.

Lead us not into temptation of changing the words in the Bible. Pope Francis has officially approved changes to some of the most famous verses in Holy Scripture, including the Lord's Prayer, in a revised third edition of the Italian Missal. The well-k

A Catholic priest was stabbed several times while leading mass on Friday morning in Montreal.

The Vatican might not be a place where you'd normally expect to hear about cutting-edge scientific research, but that was the case in April last year. Several hundred scientists, physicians, and policymakers gathered in Rome for the latest Internation

About 200 bishops, the heads of Catholic Conferences from around the world, and prominent clergy, are set to gather in Rome at the Vatican to begin an unprecedented summit on clergy abuse.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy "is something that worries me" and remarking that some societies are conside...

A Vatican official close to Pope Francis is blasting allegations that the leader of the Catholic Church helped cover up the sexual misconduct of an American cardinal, writing in a letter published Sunday that the claims are a "political set-up without

In an attempt to regain trust and provide transparency to parishioners amid the Catholic Church's ongoing sexual abuse scandals, dioceses across the U.S. are releasing...

'China has given not an inch, almost nothing'

'Incredible betrayal'

The calling of a February meeting comes in the wake of new scandals in a number of countries, including the United States, Chile and Australia.

New York's attorney general has issued civil subpoenas to all New York Roman Catholic dioceses as part of a sex abuse investigation, a law enforcement source said on Thursday.