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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately on the need to address modern concerns like the climate crisis as a moral imperative

Vice President JD Vance and several bishops of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church are having a war of words over the Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders and highly publicized immigration raids. The bishops argue that these policies tend to empower gangs and traffickers while harming vulnerable families; Vance has…

[UPDATE 1/31/2025, 5:29 pm: As it happens, just today the North Carolina Supreme Court handed down a decision interpreting the… The post Maine Constitution Forbids Revival of Civil Claims for Which Statute of Limitations Had Already Lapsed appeared first on Reason.com.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government…

Bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese replaced members at church-affiliated non-profit over $16m dispute

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up

Former Roman Catholic clergyman dies a little more than a week after beginning life sentence, according to officials

On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark the feast day for St. Silvester.