Church must not close in on itself: Pope Francis

A group of priests and nuns calling themselves "Catholic Whistleblowers" are pressing Pope Francis and the American bishops to take on those in the church who are still protecting

Pope Francis waves as he leads a Pentecost vigil mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 18, 2013. Photo: Reuters 17 min 32 sec ago VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people yesterday (May 18), telling them he ...

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan ordained three men as priests and two men deacons in the Roman Catholic Church in Rites of Ordination held Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe said in a ...

Or should the Catholic Church steer clear of trying to be trendy? United States: A new advertising campaign by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn labeling Jesus as The Original Hipster is creating a buzz, but will it attract the intended ...

Reverend Father Gregory Coelho SJ administering Baptism to faithful on Pentecost Sunday. DIMAPUR : Print Text Size Parish Priest of Mary Help of Christian, Reverend Father Gregory Coelho SJ who also a former principal of St. Joseph's College, ...

Modi likely to meet Catholic cardinal on Kerala visit Is a fifth Kerala Congress on the anvil? Kerala diaspora survey begins Russian church head sends Easter greetings to astronaut... Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its ...

The Roman Catholic Church has again begun to look for fresh land for its proposed composite university project that includes a state-of-the-art 500-bed hospital and medical college. The move comes after the church was forced to change the venue on February 14 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 15 (UPI) -- The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a girl identified only as Jane Doe 173. She was 2 when the Rev. Shawn Ratigan took sexual pictures of her in 2006. In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner said lawyers ...

His Holiness, Pope Francis, celebrated his first canonization ceremony for new saints at Vatican in Rome, Italy, on May 12, 2013, when he canonized Antonio Primaldo and his companions, the 813 "Martyrs of Otranto, Italy;" Laura di Santa Caterina da ...