The Church of England apologizes for racism
A high-ranking official said the Church was a "hostile environment" for immigrants – and is "still deeply institutionally racist."
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Pope declines to approve ordination of married priests for Amazon
The pontiff sidestepped a fraught issue that has dominated debate in the Catholic Church, disappointing progressives in the process.
Priest says "pedophilia doesn't kill anyone" but abortion does
First he banned legislators who supported an abortion-rights bill from becoming godparents and receiving communion. Now, he's doubling down.
Priests on sex offender registry find home in alternative ministry
Independent catholic churches tout themselves as beacons of progressive ideology and "forgiveness" — but some are hiring registered sex offenders.
High schoolers are helping bring secret Vatican archives to the masses
Deep inside Vatican City lies a bunker holding a remarkable historical record – a catalog of every word written by every pope over more than 1,000 years
Pope abolishes "pontifical secret" in sex abuse cases
Pope Francis also raised from 14 to 18 the cutoff age below which the Vatican considers pornographic images to be child pornography.
Buffalo's Bishop Richard Malone resigns
Last year, 60 Minutes' Bill Whitaker reported on leaked records of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York. On Wednesday, Pope Francis accepted Bishop Malone's resignation.
Pope Francis brings anti-nuclear message to Japan
Pope Francis arrived in Japan Saturday after spending three days in Thailand
Pope presses tech companies to block kids' access to porn
Pontiff calls for tech industry to take action against "dramatic growth of pornography in the digital world"
Cardinal Pell can appeal sex abuse charges, court rules
An unanimous jury found the most senior Catholic official guilty of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys in the late 1990s
Cardinal Timothy Dolan: "I would love to be married and have kids"
The head of the Archdiocese of New York also talks about the church being "hypocritical" about the "nauseating sin" of sexual abuse
Will Pope Francis allow priests in the Amazon to marry?
One of the major crises for the Catholic Church in the Amazon is a shortage of priests
Mike Colter met with a real-life exorcist to prepare for role
Colter plays a priest-in-training who investigates a backlog of unexplained phenomena for the Catholic Church
Pope touts "weapons of peace" and reconciliation in Mozambique
Papal visit to the southern African nation is the first by a pope in three decades; John Paul II kicked off a peace process that has finally borne fruit
Pope says it's an "honor" to be criticized by U.S. conservatives
The pope made the comments while on a flight to Mozambique
2 black men's sex abuse cases settled for far less than others
Famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases recently by secretly paying two black Mississippi men $15,000 each
As New York opens door to old abuse claims, survivors speak out
One survivor is speaking publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse he says he suffered as a child at the hands of a priest in New York City
New York law helps abuse survivors seek justice
The Child Victims Act gives victims of child sexual abuse a one year window to file a civil lawsuit
Vatican insists priests can't report sex abuse revealed in confessions
Catholic court issues document calling laws, like one pending in California, an "unacceptable offense" against religious freedoms
50 Rhode Island priests "credibly accused" of sexual abuse
The investigation into the Rhode Island diocese was done by a twenty-three year veteran detective
Vatican mulls allowing married priests in remote Amazon region
Vatican document even alludes to more "official" roles for women in the church
Vatican issues document rejecting gender change
The document, published during LGBTQ Pride Month, was immediately denounced as contributing to bigotry and violence against gay and transgender people
Church spent $10M on lobbyists to fight laws benefitting abuse victims
More than 30 states have either introduced or passed laws to extend the statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims – and a new report reveals the Catholic Church spent millions to fight it
Letters suggest church ignored restrictions on disgraced ex-D.C. cardinal
Longtime secretary to defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick releases report based on years of confidential letters
Pope says abortion is never OK, equates it to "hiring a hitman"
The pope's comments come amid a national conversation around abortion in the U.S.
Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
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Patrick Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86
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Iran claims 4 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
El-Sayed's faith, family under scrutiny in campaign. Here's what we know.
DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
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