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A reverend at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church has been appointed to serve the Archdiocese of New York after shepherding Georgia's oldest black catholic church for 13 years.
The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...
The Archdiocese of Hartford has agreed to pay a former altar boy $2.4 million to settle his claim that a priest sexually ...
The Archdiocese of Hartford reached a $2.4 million settlement with a man who says he was repeatedly sexually abused as a ...
The Catholic Church — especially in Italy — was profoundly shocked by the news of the death of Father Matteo Balzano, a 35-year-old priest who took his own life on Saturday, July 5.
Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood. And many Catholics ...
The U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe priest shortage. So it's noteworthy that the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new priests in a single, joyful Mass at its ...
Pope Leo XIV affirmed that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers.
NEWS - Fourteen deacons will be ordained priest by the bishops of the Diocese of York over the final weekend in June and first weekend in July in the archdeaconry in which they serve.
UPDATED: June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM EDT A Queens priest has been defrocked over sexual abuse allegations dating back more than two decades, according to church officials.
Called By Name comes at a time of mounting concern for the future of the priesthood not only in New York but also across the nation. Within the Archdiocese of New York, the number of priests has ...