(OSV News) -- Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was signed into law ...

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C, John Connell reflects on the Gospel’s message of Jesus as a shepherd, who knows ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

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In Pope John Paul II’s rules for the conclave, excommunication was always a possibility, but Pope Benedict XVI made it ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

Trump’s tariffs hit an unlikely target—handmade Irish Christian art—and echo an ancient struggle over the sacred across ...

I become agitated when they say it’s time for an American, it’s time for an African, it’s time for a South Islander. I think ...

Besides the obvious speculation about the next pope, many in Rome are wondering what name he will choose.

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

The contrasting decisions regarding Marko Rupnik’s artwork at Fátima and Lourdes reveal much about the church’s commitment to those who have been harmed.

From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy? By Zac Davis The scarlet robes. The ...