An investigation approved by the Vatican concluded that Fr. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep was killed by two Japanese deserters seeking revenge after Japan's defeat in World War II.

Cleared of abuse allegations by the Vatican in October of 2025 and reinstated in Chile’s Society of Jesus, Father Felipe ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A local man is suing the Vatican after claiming a priest sexually abused him as a child. He now wants the names released of the alleged 3,400 priests worldwide connected to ...

Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and ...

A crowd gathers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, where newly elected Pope Leo XIV will deliver a blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Credit: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church ...

The Vatican's child protection board said Thursday (Oct. 16) the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations and adequate ...

While the rest of the Catholic world enjoyed its Christmas Eve, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with ...