The famed French priest has already been accused by several dozen people of inflicting abuse over the course of several decades.
A group of Buffalo parishes object to the diocese’s requirement that they pay huge portions of cash into the diocese’s $150 million clergy abuse settlement.
The IRS this week backed off a decades-old rule that churches and other nonprofits can openly endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status.
Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession.
The U.S. Supreme Court during its next term will consider two cases addressing whether or not states can ban males from participating in female sports leagues.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in its Wednesday ruling partially reversed the findings of a district court.
The Diocese of Fresno filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1, seeking to address more than 150 abuse claims filed there.
Advocacy groups are suing Colorado over its assisted suicide law, claiming it unconstitutionally discriminates against people with disabilities.
Live Action spearheaded the event, which founder Lila Rose said was the “largest grassroots effort” yet to call for stripping federal funds from Planned Parenthood.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of Maryland parents who sued a school district over its refusal to allow them to opt their children out of LGBT-focused lessons.
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Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday urged authorities to cease their aggressive arrest of immigrants in the country illegally.
In a June 24 statement, Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley called the event a “blatant public display of faith-based discrimination.”
The high court on Monday granted certiorari in the case Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety. Oral arguments are expected to take place this fall.
Catholics in northeastern Kentucky will soon be able to follow the passion of Christ in life-sized form thanks to the efforts of longtime state politician Jerry Lundergan.
City leaders voted at their June 18 meeting to designate St. Adalbert’s Parish in the Pilsen neighborhood as a Designated Chicago Landmark.
Police arrested Father Theodore Gabrielli last week on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a minor, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on X.
Orthodox churches have joined the Catholic bishops of Washington in a lawsuit against a state law requiring clergy violate the seal of confession or face jail time.
The New Jersey government will be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse there, the state Supreme Court said Monday.
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot.