(Bloomberg) -- Pope Francis was forced to apologize after reportedly using an offensive term to refer to gay men wishing to become priests, highlighting the deeply complex relationship the ...

At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the Vatican office that selects and vets prospective bishops. Cardinal Blase ...

ROME − Pope Francis has again used a highly disparaging word for gay people for which he had already apologized last month, the ANSA news agency reported Tuesday. Italian media had attributed to ...

For Thorson, the release of the files is a “meaningful step forward,” even if it is just “one part of a long and painful ...

NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters admits he hurled a throwaway line at Bishop Robert Barron and he is a substantial person. ...

By celebrating together this Nicene faith and by proclaiming it together, we will also advance towards the restoration of full communion among us.” ...

A Fijian abuse survivor is urging the new head of the Catholic church to adopt a zero tolerance policy for child sex abuse.

Addressing a gathering of Christian leaders at a landmark conference marking the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the Pope skipped the usual formalities and began with an apology.

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Spain's Democratic Memory Ministry - a body set up to tackle the legacy of Spain's civil war and Franco's regime - told Reuters it applauded the decision by the Spanish Confederation of Religious ...

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Newsrooms have struggled to find a way to hold Trump accountable. Initially, media outlets were hesitant to use the word lie, preferring falsehood so as to ward off accusations of bias or personal ...