Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, has made an urgent appeal to the young people of his country to abandon gangs, gang violence and the use of knives. "Knife crime" is at its highest since records started being kept since 1946 and Catholic clergy in Britain are focusing on how to divert youth from such destructive social behavior.

The bishop was charged April 9 with rape, illegal confinement and intimidation.

In a statement released April 6, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley condemned the bills, calling them "threatening to human life and dignity."

The 150-year-old heart of a French priest is on a U.S. tour — a Roman Catholic relic with New York City as its latest stop.

Trump, making a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election, participated in a briefing on immigration and border security in Calexico.

In a recent audience with children from Milan's Instituto San Carlo, Pope Francis said that God does not play favorites; it is humans who cause suffering and pain and that we must become aware of how we act toward others.