June 2, 2019 Rhode Island bishop facing backlash for tweeting Catholics 'should not support' Pride Month events This year's Pride Month commemorates the 50-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, which launched the gay rights movement.
May 25, 2019 Pope Francis likens abortion to hiring 'hitman', says it's never acceptable Pope Francis on Saturday likened abortion to hiring a hitman and said the procedure can never be condoned, even if the unborn child is gravely sick or likely to die.
May 18, 2019 Bill Maher attacks Barr's, Kavanaugh's Catholic faith: 'Strange cult he's never been able to leave' HBO host Bill Maher went on a long diatribe in which he appeared to air his grievances with his childhood faith of Catholicism, suggesting that public officials like Attorney General William Barr and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sought power so they could regulate people's sex lives.
May 10, 2019 As satanic groups rise, Vatican opens up exorcism summit to non-Catholics With a rise in reported demonic possessions and devil worship in the era of social media, the Roman Catholic Church opened its doors to non-Catholics for the first time during its annual exorcism training conference.
May 9, 2019 Sri Lanka church where 100 died holds first service since bombing The Latest on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people when suicide bombers struck three churches and three hotels (all times local): 12 a.m.
May 9, 2019 Vatican law requires clergy to report sex abuse and cover-ups A groundbreaking new Vatican law requires that all Catholic priests and nuns around the world report all clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities.
April 30, 2019 Pope Francis tells beauty industry workers to stop gossiping Pope Francis wants hair cutters, stylists and beauticians to freshen up their attitudes by not gossiping at work.
April 28, 2019 Sri Lankans attend Mass at home with churches shut down after bombings With churches in Sri Lanka closed a week after suicide bombings killed more than 250 people on Easter, Catholics in the island nation celebrated Mass in their homes Sunday via a televised broadcast on Sunday.
April 27, 2019 Sri Lankan forces discover over a dozen bodies, including children, at ISIS safe house As Sri Lankan security forces raided an ISIS safe house on Friday, militants open fired and detonated at least three suicide bombs, killing 15 people, including six children. The dead were found charred, others had their clothes burned off of their bodies.
April 19, 2019 Cardinal Dolan shares 'good news' out of Notre Dame destruction, causes us to return to hope, faith In the midst of the Notre Dame fire destruction and the anticipated resurrection of part of the iconic symbol of the Western world, New York's most prominent Catholic leader says there is "good news" to share.