Catholic Church

Pope Francis: Being Homosexual 'Isn't A Crime,' But It's Still A Sin

Francis' comments are the first uttered by a pope about such laws, but are consistent with his overall approach to the LGBTQ community.
By Nicole Winfield, AP

Cardinal George Pell, Highest-Ranking Catholic To Stand Trial For Child Sex Abuse, Dead At 81

The cardinal was convicted of molesting two choirboys in the 1990s, but Australia's highest court overturned that verdict two years later.
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Pope Benedict XVI, Stern Defender Of Conservative Catholic Identity, Dead At 95

A series of sex abuse scandals clouded his legacy.
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Controversial U.S. Priest Frank Pavone Defrocked For 'Blasphemous' Posts, Pro-Trump Activism

Pavone's Twitter profile still features him wearing a MAGA hat.
By By NICOLE WINFIELD, AP

Pope Warns Nuns And Priests To Quit With All The Porn Already

He also offered some advice on how to break the habit "so you will not have temptation in hand."
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Sinéad O'Connor Is Finally Getting Her Due

Director Kathryn Ferguson re-centers the singer-songwriter as the icon she rightly is. But that comes with limitations.
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Pope Francis Meets With Transgender Guests Of Rome Church

The Pontiff has met with transgender people both individually and in groups over the course of his pontificate.
By Nicole Winfield

I Believed I Was Destined To Be A Nun. But When I Moved Into A Convent, Things Changed.

"This was just another of the many signs barraging me throughout my senior year of college. A gut-dropping confirmation of my greatest fear and my greatest certainty —God was going to make me be a nun."
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Pope Francis Condemns Abortions Again, Compares Them To 'Hiring A Hit Man'

This isn’t the first time the Bishop of Rome has compared the medical procedure to employing a professional assassin.
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FBI Opens Sweeping Probe Of Clergy Sex Abuse In New Orleans

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades.
By Jim Mustian, AP