For decades, the law that governs the Roman Catholic Church has required every diocese within the church to maintain secret archives of documents containing sensitive material and “acts of criminal ...

The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Since the break of the sex abuse scandal, the Roman Catholic Church has lost all grounds to speak on matters of faith and morals.

A slew of court documents recently unsealed by New Jersey's Supreme Court reveals the secret quest of the Catholic Church to quash the state's grand jury investigation of decades of clergy sexual ...

Vice President JD Vance leaned into his faith during his three-day diplomatic trip to Israel. Vance and second lady Usha ...

The judge in the Santa Rosa Diocese’s bankruptcy case recently put a small set of lawsuits on the path to trial, where they are expected to set a baseline for the diocese’s potential ...

On a special episode (first released on June 12, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: The Roman Catholic Church hasn’t been known for its inclusive stance with the LGBTQ+ community historically. But over the ...

From being born enslaved to building the first Catholic Church for African Americans west of Baltimore, the trajectory of Father Augustus Tolton’s life is remarkable. Almost as stunning is the fact ...

As Sarah Mullally becomes the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, her rise could influence the Vatican’s debate over women in ministry.

Mark Ford, extradited from Indiana to New Orleans jail, faces life in prison if convicted of sexual abuse charges.