The Latest Breaking News from the Catholic Church

Americans are deeply divided, and the results of the 2024 presidential election are unlikely to heal these divisions. If the 2020 election is any indication, they might even become worse.

Pope Francis’ child protection board has issued its first-ever global assessment of the Catholic Church's efforts to address the clergy sex abuse crisis

A yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closes Saturday with recommendations that are expected to fall far short of hopes that women would be given more equity but reflect the pope’s aims for a church that at least listens more to its flock

The Czech Republic has signed a treaty over its relations with the Vatican, becoming one of the last European Union countries to do so

On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.

US only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose

The werewolf-obsessed keyboardist of Powerwolf also has secret ambitions to be a truck driver

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won…

Pope Francis leads a synod to increase women's roles in church leadership, addressing current Catholic needs and fostering dialogue for positive change.