In this Feb. 1, 2014 photo, a staff worker feeds a baby as other children sit in their beds at an orphanage run by the U.S.-based Church of Bible Understanding in Kenscoff, Haiti. The religious group ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook (AP) — Pope John Paul II inspired American Catholics with his globe-trotting, charismatic ...

Portugal's Catholic Church has reiterated new safeguarding commitments in line with an independent commission on sexual abuse by clergy, although most of its dioceses also reported inconsistencies in ...

Note from Jamie Manson, NCR books editor: Swiss theologian Hans Küng has written more than 70 books that have influenced not only the ongoing quest to reform the Catholic church, but also theologians ...

ST. LOUIS — For the first time in more than a century, the Catholic bishops of the United States are contemplating convening a national gathering of bishops, priests, and lay people to discuss ...

It’s looking more and more likely that Barack Obama will be facing Mitt Romney next November. According to recent polls, Romney’s much-debated “Mormon Problem”—considered by some to be a main ...

Last week was tough. There was distressing news, including an earthquake in Indonesia and bitter partisan divides over the Supreme Court. At home, family members were sick. I felt sad and angry, and I ...

Feb. 4—Venue Church Lead Pastor Tavner Smith denied having an affair or being "sexually involved" with a married church employee but acknowledged the two had kissed and planned to pursue a ...

As a grant writer for a large nonprofit, I recently had a call from a woman with noble intentions. She indicated she had received a “calling from the Lord” to establish a faith-based organization that ...