Nebraska priest killed in church attack, officials say
Father Stephen Gutgsell, a priest at St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, died after being assaulted at the church's rectory.
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Father Stephen Gutgsell, a priest at St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, died after being assaulted at the church's rectory.
Francis, who will turn 87 next month, confirmed the lung inflammation but said he'd still travel to Dubai later this week to address a climate change conference.
In several cases, the Church was vague, saying it would leave decisions up to what it termed "pastoral prudence."
A former priest who was held liable years ago for sexually abusing multiple children in the greater Sacramento region is back in the spotlight.
The Office of the California Attorney General said Monday night that it will review the Calaveras County district attorney's decision to dismiss sexual assault charges against a Catholic priest.
Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.
Pope Francis was responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality.
The pontiff urged Russian Catholic youth to embrace their heritage of the "enlightened Russian Empire."
The Archdiocese of San Francisco joins a growing list of dioceses across the United States that have filed for protection under the bankruptcy laws.
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
The surgeon who operated on Francis to treat a painful abdominal hernia said the 86-year-old pope was likely to remain hospitalized for at least five days.
Investigators publicly listed 451 Illinois clerics and religious brothers as substantiated child sex abusers in their report.
The Vatican says the pontiff, 86, "rested well" and even "resumed work," as the faithful held a vigil for him outside a Rome hospital for the second time since 2021.
A former priest is reportedly celebrating Masses and other events despite his dismissed status, the Diocese of Stockton warns.
A former priest is reportedly celebrating Masses and other events despite his dismissed status, the Diocese of Stockton warns.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
James T. Beighlie, 72, had 6,000 pictures of child sexual abuse material on a computer, officials said.
Never in the history of the Catholic Church had a pope conducted a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, until now.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.
The archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is Catholic, can no longer receive the sacrament of communion because she has declined to back down from her push for abortion access.
The Catholic Church is now holding services at full capacity. After more than a year of pandemic restrictions, the Diocese of Sacramento put out the call this Sunday for its parishioners to come back.
Half of California's Catholic dioceses expect to be subpoenaed by the state attorney general as part of an investigation into whether they have properly handled allegations of sexual abuse by priests, a church spokesman said Tuesday.
A Democratic state senator in California has put on hold a bill that would have required clergy to report knowledge of child abuse or neglect from their co-workers, even if they learned about it in confession.
Six Roman Catholic dioceses in California are creating a program to compensate people who were sexually abused by priests as children, in return for them promising not to sue.
The Sacramento Diocese released a list Tuesday, accusing 44 Priests and two permanent deacons of abusing hundreds of people, including minors.
