Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province for allegedly raping a child inside a Catholic church nearly two years ago.

At the annual First Nations Sunday Mass, Cardinal Gérald Lacroix acknowledged that the revelations and realizations surrounding unmarked graves at former residential schools run by Catholic communities "have brought to light a very dark page in the history of our country.

Sts. Peter and Paul were great not just because of their zeal for the Gospel, but because they allowed Christ to enter their hearts and change their lives, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis congratulated retired Pope Benedict XVI on the 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination. After praying the Angelus prayer with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope led the faithful in applauding his predecessor on what he said was "an anniversary that touches all of our hearts."

The Diocese of Tucson proudly presents its newest Deacons.

Carmelite Sisters have served at the Loretto Catholic School for several decades in Douglas, AZ. Now they're on their way to a new mission closer to their motherhouse.

In its latest report on the sexual abuse of minors, Poland’s Catholic Church says 292 clergymen allegedly abused 368 boys and girls from 2018 though 2020.

In response to a burgeoning controversy this week over the Vatican’s novel protest of a draft anti-homophobia law in Italy, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, said Thursday the goal of the move wasn’t to interfere with Italy’s internal politics but rather to head off a potential problem.

This week marks the 70th anniversary of retired Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination as a priest – an anniversary his personal secretary says will be celebrated with things of personal significance: The liturgy, and former members of his late brother’s choir.

The Dicasteries of the Holy See told from the inside: history, objectives and "mission statement," how the structures that support the Pope's ministry work. The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is featured in this interview with the Prefect, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

Pope Francis has written the conclusion to a book in Italian entitled, "Peace on Earth. Fraternity is possible", published by the Vatican. The volume hit the bookstores on June 28.

At least two people were injured on Sunday morning after an explosion rocked a Catholic Church in Beni town of the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A strict curfew has been imposed on residents of the town as authorities continue to investigate the tragic incident.

An interview with the Metropolitan of Chalcedon, head of the delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople for the celebration of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul: "Announcing the Gospel in the world is not a matter of strategy. I fear that we are thinking more about the survival of Christianity than about sharing the good news of the risen Christ."

It is an understatement to say the people and staff of St. Joseph Parish will be living the crisis of the Surfside condominium collapse in a most intimate way for some time to come.

Climate change, migration and geopolitical hot spots were on the agenda as Pope Francis met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken June 28.

Staff members with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami were on location and developing a response strategy June 24 near the stunning wreckage of a partially collapsed beachfront high-rise apartment building.

Pope Francis prayed for the victims of violence in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, where seemingly random attacks on innocent individuals claimed 19 lives.

Even as the formal Catholic-Orthodox dialogue continues to deal with divisive theological issues, members of both churches should work together more closely on issues where they share a common point of view, Pope Francis said.

Parish, diocesan and national Catholic charities help the Catholic Church live the Gospel by being a "church of tenderness and closeness where the poor are blessed, where mission is at the center and where joy is born of service," Pope Francis said.

While the suffering brought on by the coronavirus pandemic continues to make headlines, there is another serious illness plaguing the world today that deserves attention, Pope Francis said.