Catholic Church

At the end of his four-day summit, Pope Francis called priests who had abused minors "instruments of Satan." But critics said his address did not offer a strong enough message against clergy abuse.

American Catholics have become disappointed as Pope Francis described the meeting as featuring "prayer and discernment" — hardly an ambitious vision for what could have been a momentous event.

The Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, has been named the 12th Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus on Thursday.Rev.…

Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.

Updated: 12:46 p.m. A priest with a Cincinnati connection is accused of sexually abusing young boys while working as a missionary overseas.

"At the insistence of the Holy See, we will not be voting" on a standard of conduct and other actions, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Diocese of Steubenville has released the names of clergy members accused of sexual abuse, one day after the Youngstown diocese published a list of its…

Republican Dave Yost and Democrat Steve Dettelbach are both attorneys, and they both have a way with words, peppering their comments with colorful phrases…

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown on Tuesday released the names of clergy members accused of sexual abuse.In September, the Diocese said they would…

Two months ago, a Pennsylvania grand jury detailed how Wuerl learned of credible abuse allegations against priests under his supervision — and still gave the men new parish assignments.