Catholic leaders from across Europe are in Rome this week to discuss how the Church can best protect children from sexual abuse and how to help those who have already been hurt by it. The Vatican ...

BALTIMORE — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion ...

Two high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church in Greece are being probed by the authorities in Athens for allegedly embezzling €3 million from the church to invest in nightclubs. An ...

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer, still in use today, codified the liturgical practices and doctrines — replacing the Catholic ones — of the newly established church. It remains a “permanent ...

In 1989, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter warning that ... Within this diverse landscape, the Catholic Church holds a prominent place, comprising several distinct rites and communities ...

The apostolic administrator called on detractors to stop misleading and inciting the laity against the Church. “How can those who are acting in disobedience to the directives of the Pope believe ...

All the essays are by well-known scholars of the Catholic school of thought in the Church of England. 1 The Apostolic Ministry. Essays on the History and Doctrine of Episcopacy. Prepared under the ...

In its statement, the Vatican said that it remained dedicated to a “respectful and constructive dialogue” to further develop bilateral relations “for the benefit of the Catholic Church in ...

The Catholic Church still governs the care that can be delivered to millions in those hospitals each year, using religious directives to ban abortions and limit contraceptives, in vitro ...

More AP Photo/Omar Havana The settlement comes amid continued scrutiny of the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse cases worldwide. Pope Francis' recent visit to Belgium, where leaders ...

Pope Francis' three-year consultation on the future of the Catholic Church concluded on Oct. 26 ... He said that he did not intend to publish an apostolic exhortation, a magisterial document ...

Donald Trump made what many considered to be crude, bitter jokes at the Al Smith Catholic charity dinner on Thursday. Trump also admitted that "people from Fox" helped to write some of his Al ...