A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

After facing illness for several weeks, Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic church, died on Monday. Individuals from around the world, ...

A new initiative called "Defend the Spend" is paralyzing billions in federal healthcare funding across multiple agencies. Critics warn the extra layer of review could threaten essential services for ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and migrant children, saying the ...

The Catholic bishops’ Department of Migration and Refugee Services is one of 10 national agencies, most of them faith-based, which contracted with the federal government to resettle refugees who ...

The murder occurred in September 2023, after an argument between Thomas and Crenshaw at Church’s Chicken, where Crenshaw was the general manager. Surveillance footage showed Thomas leaving ...

Macedo, founder and bishop of the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God), is no stranger to lavish living or controversy. His net worth is estimated at $1.8 ...

The murder of a Kansas Catholic priest at his church’s rectory was carried out "intentionally and with premeditation," a prosecutor said. Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, remains in ...