S.B. 360 -- which passed in the California Senate May 23 in a 30-2 vote -- would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they learn when they are hearing another priest's confession or when hearing the confession of a co-worker.

The nation's largest Protestant denomination took new steps to expel member churches that cover up or mishandle sexual abuse allegations.

The Mexican bishops' conference issued a plea for peace and Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes asked priests to celebrate Masses "for all the victims of violence in the country" after a pair of kidnappings and killings in the national capital provoked outrage and worsened perceptions of insecurity.

Abortions in England and Wales have hit a record level, according to statistics released by the British government.

Again, the bullet. Again, the agony. We are repeating the day over and over, writes Matt Malone, S.J.

Bitcoin has value because people believe in it and evangelize it, and the more that value increases, the more incentive there is to evangelize it.