The U.S. Catholic bishops’ point man on sexual abuse said the situation is comparable to the Reformation, when “the episcopacy, the regular clergy, even the papacy were discredited.”

Creighton’s School of Medicine remains “confident it can maintain the Catholic and Jesuit values” among students training in the Phoenix hospital.

Since they tend to be Catholics, many Latinos are against abortion and same-sex marriage, but it's still rare to encounter an active Republican Latino. 

A new poll of 1,200 Catholic voters finds that Catholics respond negatively to the Romney-Ryan economic plan and believe President Obama respects people of faith.

Experts say high levels of family violence in Latin America are not surprising in a region that also has the greatest gap between rich and poor.

A spokesperson for the Egyptian bishops cautiously welcomed President Mohammed Morsi’s efforts to wrest presidential powers back from the Egyptian military.

The H.H.S. mandate violates Obama executive order as well as the Hyde Amendment, says former U.S. Rep Stupak.

While Ryan’s pro-life views have been praised by some Catholics, his budget and tax proposals have drawn criticism from others.

A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Aug. 20 that the Vatican was not the employer of a priest accused of molestation.

Investigations continue into accusations that a Pakistani Christian girl burned pages of the Quran.