VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome ...

A federal judge sided with Catholic priests, blocking a Washington law that targeted the confidentiality of confession.

A motion filed in federal district court Oct. 10 affirmed that state and local governments would stop attempting to require ...

Outside his parish, a mosaic of Augustinian saints — including Saint Monica, Clare of Montefalco, and Saint Rita of Cascia — ...

Washington will not require clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect learned through confession or privileged conversations, following a legal settlement announced Friday.

A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...

Former Carmelite nun and influencer Laís Dognini shocks followers by revealing her secret marriage to ex-seminarian Jackson Dognini, sparking debate over faith, love and life after religious vows.

Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...