Pope Francis dove head-first into Chile's sex abuse scandal on his first full day in Santiago.

The Justice Department is vowing to enforce a federal ban on marijuana, even as some states try to move toward full legalization.

The march’s rallying call last January became even more poignant in the year that followed.

Catholic women may be poised to help Democrats in 2018.

Few Catholic women say they look to the church for help in deciding how to vote, even while about half say Catholic teaching on key political issues is important to them.

“We are at the limit,” the pope said on the flight from Rome to Chile. “An accident is sufficient.”