Church leaders in the Catholic diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria have decried the desecration of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, describing it as “a most grievous sacrilege.”

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be excommunicated.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a fire at St. James Catholic Church in Hopewell on Wednesday night.

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe. Many conservative Roman Catholic Church leaders disagreed with Pope Francis, who was often a darling of liberals around the world.

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime through confessions.

And thirdly, her wisdom about women in the Catholic Church is just so sincere. Norah asked Sister Rose if she wanted women to have a bigger role in the Catholic Church, and Sister Rose's insightful answer is resonating with a ton of people.

The Tokoroa community is coming together to replace the roof of Saint Pius X Catholic Church - an effort that reminds some people of the days when the church was first built in the early 1960s.

Survivors of clergy abuse by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington were given the chance Wednesday to share their stories in federal court as part of the church’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.