The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which filed for bankruptcy last year in the wake of hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits, said Sunday that it will create a survivors' trust to compensate ...

Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior ...

Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button ...

The Diocese of Oakland, California, has announced that it will pay up to $200 million to settle hundreds of abuse claims filed against it. The diocese said in a Friday update on its website ...

A Catholic diocese ... had found the Ballarat diocese was legally responsible for the misconduct of its former priest, Father Bryan Coffey. St Alipius Presbytary, church and former boys school ...

The presentation on ‘Laudato Si’,’ a central document approaching its 10-year anniversary next year, was particularly notable ...

The Diocese of Oakland, California, filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 ...

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer, still in use today, codified the liturgical practices and doctrines — replacing the Catholic ones — of the newly established church. It remains a “permanent ...

The Catholic Church in Indonesia celebrated the creation of its newest diocese and the ordination of its first bishop, ...

Parishioners from both churches were able to submit suggestions for the name, which was decided by Bishop David Bonnar.

When RNS reached out to the faith groups that have had a leading presence at recent COPs for comment on how they would ...

“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...