The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

Father Larry Goode is well known for tending to his flock, but at one point the veteran priest found himself in possession of ...

As much as time may have seemed to pass too quickly, a photo posted on the palaces Instagram account proves that the ...

Permanent deacons who minister in the Diocese of Rochester and elsewhere are celebrating milestone anniversaries of ordination in 2025.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said “you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed” and asked ... the 13th-century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said “you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed” and asked ... the 13th-century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late ...