RELIGION June 2, 2018 Pope digs deeper into roots of Chile sex abuse scandal Pope Francis is digging deeper into the roots of Chile's sex abuse scandal by meeting with a group of priests who were trained in a cult-like Catholic community and suffered psychological and sexual abuse there.
VIDEO June 2, 2018 California church vows to reduce reliance on police Pastor Dimas Salaberrios of New York reacts to Oakland church's stance on law enforcement.
RELIGION June 2, 2018 'Salvator Mundi' buyer named new Saudi Culture Minister Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a number of royal decrees, including naming a young prince who is close to his son and heir as head of a newly established Culture Ministry early Saturday.
VIDEO June 1, 2018 Archdiocese of St. Paul to pay $210 million to abuse victims The settlement with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse is the second-largest payout in the scandal that rocked the nation's Roman Catholic Church.
RELIGION May 31, 2018 The Latest: Francis condemns 'culture of abuse,' a papal 1st The Latest on the Vatican's response to a clergy sex abuse scandal in Chile (all times local): 8:00 p.m. Pope Francis has become the first pope to publicly denounce a "culture of abuse and cover-up" in the Catholic Church, saying he was ashamed that neither he nor Chile's Catholic leaders truly listened to victims.
Middle East May 31, 2018 Iraqi Christian hits Pope’s 'submissive' policy on tolerance for Islam, other religions As the victims of ISIS genocide, Iraq’s Christian community is struggling to pick up the pieces of their battered lives all while facing the threat of extinction from their ancestral homeland.
Europe May 31, 2018 Denmark joins some European nations in banning burqa, niqab Denmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa.
RELIGION May 31, 2018 Pope extends, expands mission of envoy to Medjugorje shrine Pope Francis has asked his envoy to a Bosnian shrine to stay on the job indefinitely to provide pastoral support to the millions of Catholics drawn there by reports of apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
RELIGION May 31, 2018 Vatican Chile abuse investigators return on pastoral mission The Vatican team of investigators that uncovered wide-scale priestly sexual abuse and cover-up in Chile is going back to the country on a pastoral mission to the diocese of Osorno.
RELIGION May 30, 2018 Church joins Australia child abuse compensation plan The Catholic Church's decision to join the Australian government's redress plan will ensure compensation will be paid to people who were sexually abused as children by church figures and puts pressure on other institutions to follow suit.