'They've had a lot of difficulties as a nation on this topic on religious freedom so what I was there for was to talk about changing,' Brownback said.

'Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession.'

'Pope Francis is ruling out any lifting of the celibacy requirement for priests but says there's reason to consider ordaining older, married men...'

Francis refused again to say if the Holy See would recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido in his claim for the presidency of Venezuela.

For the first time in 17 years, someone other than former first lady Hillary Clinton is America’s most admired woman of 2018.

When the pope revealed how he was going to deal with the sexual abuse crisis that has engulfed the church, he proposed a 'solution' no one expected.

Bishops are required to turn over any evidence that anyone in their ranks instructed anyone not to contact police.

The DOJ’s investigation marks a major development in the church’s sex abuse crisis, as the federal government has been largely silent on clergy sexual abuse until now. 

A top Vatican cardinal issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual misconduct of a prominent American cardinal, saying his claims were a "blasphemous" political hit job.

Three people have accused the U.S. Cardinal leading the response to the Catholic Church’s abuse crisis of covering up sexual abuse in Houston.