A prominent cardinal resigned in disgrace. Grand jurors accused hundreds of Catholic clerics of secretly abusing children. A former Vatican ambassador urged the Pope himself to step down. It was ...

Pope Francis talks with U.S. bishops after a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment, at the Vatican Oct. 26. Pictured from left are Archbishop Charles J.

In less than four years, the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been the target of 190 attacks and desecrations, including a fire in the Managua Cathedral, as well as police harassment and persecution ...

If the year 2018 in politics was dominated by Donald Trump, the life of the Catholic Church in this country in 2018 was marked by two major stories, one a reprise and the other just beginning, and one ...

2018 has been an explosive year for the Catholic Church, with renewed revelations of clergy sexual abuse and cover up from one coast to the other. Dioceses across the country continue to deal with the ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally joined the opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana initiative Thursday, adding a powerful voice to a list of opponents that also included dozens ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Earlier this week, in what is the most significant response to sexual abuse ...

The Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church Choir lines up outside the church on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, and sings as participants of the Philadelphia Marathon run past. Some members include (from ...

CELEBRATION AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE. WELL, THIS CHRISTMAS IS ESPECIALLY MERRY FOR ONE OF MILWAUKEE’S OLDEST CHURCHES DAMAGED IN THE 2018 FIRE. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH AT NINTH AND ...

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND plays a central but slightly awkward role in commemorating war dead. In the everyday life of England’s bustling, multicultural cities, the existence of an established church, ...

The report notes that in 2018 there were 46 attacks against the Catholic Church, including a mob entering the Managua Cathedral, death threats against Nicaraguan priests, and the desecration of ...