ROME — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France’s Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on ...

While some victims have praised the commission's efforts, it has also been roiled by the resignations of several of its ...

Guided by divine voices, Joan of Arc, led French troops at 17 was executed at 19 for heresy, and was canonized as a saint by ...

Several Catholic colleges and universities remain open in Michigan, though Siena Heights University in Adrian will close.

The Holy Inquisitions of the Catholic Church began in the 12th century and were created to root out and punish heresy ...

Science denial dates back at least to the time of Galileo, whom the Catholic Church found guilty of heresy and sentenced to house arrest in 1633 for arguing the Earth revolves around the sun.

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the ...

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called ...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority -- and called for “transparent processes” to create ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to ...