Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

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Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

A retired Church of England priest has died following a night of alleged sex and drugs with a Belgian pastor. Father Andrew Wagstaff, 69, had spent the evening with a fellow cleric at a rectory in ...

REV. THOMAS J. REESE, a Jesuit priest and church commentator, on the cool reception Pope Francis received in Belgium, where he faced criticism over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is blasting Democrats for being “hypocritical” when it comes to standing with Israel after Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Tuesday. The GOP leader kicked off a ...

Legislators in Kenya have started the process of removing the country's deputy president from office. Africans studying in Beirut are having to weigh up whether or not they should leave the ...

Rescue workers searched for survivors in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday, trying to contact and deliver aid to hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roads, felled power lines ...

Phuket is a province in the south of Thailand. Phuket's beaches face the Andaman Sea allowing the west coast beaches fantastic sunsets right throughout the year. If ...

Mark Zuckerberg is quickly climbing the ranks of the world's richest people, joining the $200 billion net worth club. Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index figures suggest that the Meta CEO's wealth has ...