3 Priests Have Nearly Half Of The Sacramento Diocese's Credible Assault Accusations
Of the more than 40 clergy the Sacramento Catholic Diocese listed as credibly accused of sexually abusing minors, just three account for nearly half of the cases.
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Of the more than 40 clergy the Sacramento Catholic Diocese listed as credibly accused of sexually abusing minors, just three account for nearly half of the cases.
Bishop Jaime Soto has released a list of Sacramento-area clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing minors and young adults that dates back nearly 70 years.
A California lawmaker is trying to require clergy members to report suspected child abuse or neglect even if they learn of it during confession.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which devastated parts of the Big Island when it erupted earlier this year, tops a new list from the US Geological Survey ranking the most threatening volcanoes in the United States.
Catholics once faithful with their financial support to their churches are searching for ways to respond to the constant sex-abuse scandals that have tarnished the institution in which they believe, with back-to-back scandals in the past two months.
An Indiana catholic school guidance counselor may lose her job of 15 years after officials learned she was married to another woman.
Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is never admissible and that the Catholic Church will work towards its abolition around the world.
He claimed to be a man of God, but police say the man calling himself "Father" Erwin Mena is nothing more than a con man.
Italy's decision to cover nude statues during Iranian president Hassan Rouhani's visit is continuing to face criticism.
A number of groups from Sacramento are planning to be in Philadelphia when Pope Francis makes his visit to the US this week.
The Catholic Church in Sacramento has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a former high school football coach's wrongful termination lawsuit.
"I cannot celebrate Mass, I'm not accepted in the formal Catholic Church, in the institutional church, but I'm accepted by God," Juanita Cordero said.
10-year-old California girl traveled to the Vatican to ask Pope Francis for help while her father faced deportation.
The Sacramento Diocese says Javier Posada is pretending to be someone he's not—a Roman Catholic priest or bishop. He invites himself into homes of the faithful under false pretenses and celebrates mass.
The popular and outspoken Stockton priest says it was his decision and his alone to step down from St. Mary's, saying his focus now is on being responsible for a child.
The state Assembly has approved legislation that would open a one-year window for some victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue private or nonprofit organizations.
It is time to end the tax exempt status of religious organizations that advocated for a partisan candidate.
For the first time, a judge has ruled that two alleged victims of clergy sex abuse can seek punitive damages in the ongoing suit with the Sacramento diocese.
The 7-year-old was in the conference room at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Colusa AT 1 p.m. Tuesday when she and her brother moved a TV cart that had a large TV on it.
Groups across the religious spectrum have applauded Pope Benedict XVI's new book, which explicitly states that Jews are not collectively responsible for Jesus' death.
