Catholic Church

Some Catholic women go on Lenten strike to highlight their work in the church

In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders

US Catholics express hope, tempered expectations as synod begins

Priest removes Indigenous art from New Mexico Catholic church, shocks parishioners

Pope Francis apologizes for using homophobic slurs while saying 'no' to gay priests

New Vatican document condemns gender theory, surrogacy

Sr. Mary Roger Thibodeaux, noted 'Black power' nun, dies at 86

Nuns alleging abuse by former Jesuit Marko Rupnik plead with Francis for investigation

Francis calls relations with China 'respectful' after Mongolia trip

Catholic bishops in Ireland ask parishes to conserve 30 percent of property for pollinators, biodiversity

Pope Benedict XVI's cousins stand to inherit his money. None of them want it.

Laudato Trees planting program enlists Catholic properties to help increase DC's canopy

From a Western phenomenon to a truly global church

Pope Francis clears way for women and lay Catholics to vote in upcoming bishops' meeting

Pope Benedict’s complicated legacy

Liturgy for Benedict’s funeral mass highlights unity in a divided church

The prophetic church in Ortega’s Nicaragua

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95

Hong Kong finds Joseph Zen guilty over pro-democracy protest fund

French Catholic leaders dig deeper hole in sexual abuse scandal