Pope Francis

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.

As the Catholic Church deals with new sex-abuse revelations, the pope opened a three-week gathering of bishops in Rome Saturday on how to make the Church relevant for young people.

In the era of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, mudslinging between rival church factions is now occurring in the open. Key unanswered questions have emboldened some of the pope's critics.

It's a shift for the church, which used to consider the death penalty an "acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good" in response to certain crimes.

The next leader of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Miami-born son of Cuban immigrants now serving as auxiliary bishop of a diocese on Long Island,…

The new category recognizes those who sacrifice their lives for others. The pope announced the pathway on Tuesday, and it is seen as one of the biggest changes to the process in centuries.

Pope Francis released his first book, The Name of God is Mercy, three years into his papacy. Today will talk about the theme of mercy in the Pope's…

Pope Francis participated in an interfaith service at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center in New York.The world knows that His Holiness…

Officials of two Catholic universities in southwest Ohio plan to attend Washington events for Pope Francis' visit to the nation's capital.Ohio Democratic…

10:00 One year ago, Catholics worldwide saw the election of the first Jesuit pope. He chose the name "Francis," and has seemed to favor humility and…