The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual ...

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On Wednesday, 133 members of the College of Cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel for the third papal conclave in recent ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Angela S. Mattie is an attorney and professor at Quinnipiac University, where she hold an appointment in both the schools of ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

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Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on Tuesday evening. Their mass is very similar to the Vatican, saying prayers of ...

Priest abuse survivors are urging the College of Cardinals to choose a leader who will tackle the issue of abuse in the church.