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After defending one of the first priests charged with child sex abuse, he coauthored a 1985 report warning that the problem ...

Debates about which types of authority figures should be mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect ended in one proposal ...

“Church leaders minimized ‘rape’ as ‘inappropriate contact’ or ‘boundary issues,’ quietly transferred accused priests to new ...

The Catholic Church has officially opened the cause for sainthood of Belgian immigrant who had visions of the Blessed Mother.

Since 2009, the Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents (EMFGP) has been offering spiritual support for parents whose children of any age, who have died by any cause, no matter how long ago. All parents ...

A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary’s infamous “blood countess,” separating fact from myth.

Legislation would required ordained ministers to report child abuse to authorities. An exception for private confession is written into the bill.

Ave Maria University says a measles outbreak on campus has involved 48 students who are no longer contagious and five more ...

One Peruvian bishop who was recently in Rome for official meetings with Pope Leo and Vatican departments is determined to ...

From King Edward abdicating the throne in the name of love to the risky pursuit by King Henry VIII of Anne Boleyn, forbidden royal relationships have captured the public’s imagination for centuries.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city's migrants eating pets, Haitians’ temporary protected status is set to run out Feb. 3.