A well-known and respected theologian, professor and priest accused of molesting a boy over 30 years ago committed suicide on Monday. Father Virgilio Elizondo, 80, was a Roman Catholic Priest ...

Jaryn Crouson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals, or child care providers ...

Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...

A Suffolk County man alleges he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn in the 1960s when he served as an altar boy, according to a new lawsuit. Anthony Ianella ...

"I do remember his left fist coming for my face and swatting it down multiple times." Having been a priest for 10 and a half years, Gaines said he never experienced that sort of violence inside a ...

As if the emotional wrench of leaving the priesthood were not enough, most former Roman Catholic priests face the harrowing task of finding a new job. Often trained mostly in theology, ex-priests ...

A 40-year-old man with a history of assault cases attacked a priest during a service Tuesday night at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in downtown Spokane, according to the Spokane Police Department.

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the ...

(Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari) In a statement, the Catholic Church in Singapore said the priest was "hit" by the 22-year-old man. "The priest has been attended to by medics, and apart from some ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned ... was Samuel, the judge and priest" (Sir 46:13). The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "Hear me, O coastlands, listen, o distant peoples.

Father Carlos Martins, a member of the Catholic Church, was charged with misdemeanor battery in Illinois for the incident in November. Joliet Police Department The priest was confronted by ...