VATICAN CITY — The Pope’s new chief astronomer has confirmed he would gladly baptize an extraterrestrial, provided they ...

An agreement filed Friday aims to resolve key constitutional questions about how far mandatory reporting requirements can ...

Washington state has dropped its efforts to require clergy to report sexual abuse when the information is revealed during the rite of confession.

And not just by the priest. Also by the Diocese of Joliet led by Bishop Ron Hicks, whose office essentially branded the ...

In court last April, the chaplain hugged the 17-year-old and said he forgave him. “As a man of faith, I am in the business of ...

Like many priests, Father Joe, 55, often drives to hospitals, nursing homes and houses to administer the last rites of the ...

The University of Minnesota is producing a play titled ‘De Profundis Ego Resurrexit’ which explores Oscar Wilde and ‘queer ...

As exciting as it was, the HBO crime drama's final episode also expanded on season-long themes like redemption ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Clergy in Washington will remain mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, but prosecutors will not ...

Mattingly: Early in the Mass, the priest — chanting in Latin — leads the congregation into a prayer of repentance.

VALLEJO, Calif. -- A woman reported missing in Vallejo was found dead in an attic Tuesday, and a man has been arrested on suspicion of killing her, police said. Jakeem Green says his family has been ...

Although it would be interesting to see, creator Brad Ingelsby isn't planning to have Tom Brandis and Mare Sheehan ever team ...