The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

A priest cannot violate his mission to reconcile sinners to God through the sacrament of confession without imperiling his own soul.

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

As the Vatican prepared for the conclave, its child protection advisory commission on Monday urged cardinals to prioritize the clergy sexual abuse issue, saying the Catholic Church's very ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of automatic excommunication ...