The 188 parishes of the diocese will be placed into 57 groupings that will eventually become new parishes.

The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will stand trial.

"Sadly, religious freedom conditions deteriorated in many countries in 2017."

Pope Francis' planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially with how it responds to accusations.

Representative Mark Walker of North Carolina said he wanted Father Conroy’s successor to be somebody with children.

The father of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans called for a truce in a divisive case that has pitted doctors and the British courts against Alfie's parents, Christian groups and Pope Francis.