The Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was arrested on Feb. 13.

After the Vatican’s historic summit on the sexual abuse of children, Archbishop Mark Coleridge says “the mission of the church” is at stake.

It felt as if I was alone, except for the presence of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalena.

“It’s a pretty common belief here in the South that Catholics are not Christian.”

A recent Marist poll has found that Americans are about evenly split when it comes to their views on abortion. In a shift from the previous month's poll, more people who are under the age of 45 and who are Democrats and younger people have identified themselves with the pro-life position.

The U. S. Senate voted down (53-44) a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), called "The Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act" which would have required immediate medical attention for babies that are born alive after an abortion.

Thieves vandalized the crypt and took the head of an 800-year-old mummy known as "the Crusader."

Where do you experience joy in your life? Where does God bring you joy and where do you bring others joy?

The Vatican said the conviction is “a painful news that, we are well aware, has shocked very many persons, not only in Australia.” At the same time, “it reaffirmed maximum respect for the Australian judicial authorities.”

He faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing that begins on Wednesday.

Jesus' divine nature emerges as he begins his public ministry. But did the people see this?

This humble man, quiet and (in my opinion) vastly unnoticed and under appreciated, responded with faith to a dream. Joseph didn't have an angel standing in front of him; he had a dream.

The case gives the court an opportunity to clarify the test used to determine when government-sponsored religious displays violate the First Amendment.

Under a bill called: ""Removing Clergy Exemption from Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting," a controversial new measure offered by a California state senator, priests would be required to report to civil authorities what they learn in confession about sexual abuse.

The Trump administration on Friday set up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals.

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo attended the Feb. 21-24 summit as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Some members of the armed forces resent the influence and popularity of the Catholic Church in the Amazon.

The rock is a tangible, touchable connection to the reality of Jesus having walked this earth right here for us and with us.

“To generalize, to look at a whole category of people is never legitimate,” said Archbishop Charles Scicluna, one of the Vatican’s point man in the fight against sex abuse. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are “human conditions,” he said, adding, “they are not something that predisposes to sin.”

“I make a heartfelt appeal for an all-out battle against the abuse of minors both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth,” the pope said.