The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to ...

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

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

People visit the Baoding Catholic church in Baoding, China's northern Hebei province on April 22, 2025. Adek Berry—AFP/ Getty Images Reporter When Pope Francis died on Monday, governments around ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had once vowed to eradicate the “evil” of sexual abuse from the Roman Catholic Church. He called bishops to Rome for listening sessions. He drew up new guidelines ...

The bureaucrats bristled at the Pope’s recent draconian moves: Since 2021, he'd slashed salaries for the Church’s 250-odd cardinals three times. In 2023, he nixed the rich housing subsidies ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, age 88—a symbolic end following the Church’s holiest ... His feminism may have been framed in Catholic terms but extended into ...

In the wake of Hamas' deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, he exemplified this dedication by making daily phone calls to the Holy Family Church in Gaza - the only Catholic parish in the ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the Catholic Church must now begin the lengthy process of electing his successor. Starting at least 15 days after his death, the 135 eligible ...

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday ...

Here's what those ancient-sounding terms mean — and why they're important.ConclaveIn the Roman Catholic Church, a conclave refers to the private meeting where cardinals elect a new pope.During a ...