Catholic church

In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church toward welcoming LGBTQ people, the Vatican's Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith approved the blessing of same-sex couples on Monday (Dec. 18).

Participants of the Vatican's Synod on Synodality insist their gathering was “not about ideology” but about listening to differing points of view.

Called to examine power structures in the Catholic Church, the Synod on Synodality will grapple in large part with the role of women.

One hundred fifty-six Catholic church leaders sexually abused more than 600 children over a period of 80 years within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, according to a redacted, 456-page report released Wednesday by Maryland State Attorney General Anthony Brown.

Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear about during the sacrament of confession.

A law firm representing alleged sexual abuse victims is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, claiming the diocese moved around real estate assets in an attempt to avoid paying child sex abuse claims.

On Saturday (Sept. 3), 56 pilgrims from four countries will gather in Mexico City to celebrate St. Phoebe’s feast day and consider how they might urge the church to reclaim the diaconate for women.

The father of a deceased former choirboy filed a lawsuit against Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church in an Australian court on Thursday claiming the parent suffered psychological injury over an accusation that the once-senior Vatican official sexually abused the son.