Impunity on the Jesuit slayings in El Salvador has prevailed for nearly 30 years as many high-profile and incriminated individuals are still tied to power.

The theme of division in the church and in society has been frequently invoked during the bishops’ deliberations this week.

Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.

A Vatican conference represents the beginning of a coordination of Catholic universities, institutions and bishops's conferences on this issue.

Except for crimes committed on federal land, state law governs what constitutes a sex crime, and the definitions vary.

The hourly peals of Big Ben have been a touch of certainty, regular, you may say, as clockwork.