The history of tamales is almost as old as the history of Mexico and these lovingly-wrapped packages of goodness are part of ...

Since the United States seized control of Guam during World War II, the US military has slowly turned the Pacific island into ...

A global abuse tracker has released a new list of 84 individuals charged with sex abuse, alleging many remain in active ...

Last week's guilty plea from a former Catholic priest who sexually abused children in Nunavut has prompted one of his earlier ...

The Philippines has lost a champion of the environment and indigenous people with the death of Franciscan priest Father Pedro ...

Fr. Pedro “Pete” Montallana, a prominent figure in the opposition to the controversial Kaliwa Dam project, died Sunday.

Until now, Catholic priests were typically punished with fines, brief prison sentences, or subjected to harassment and intimidation, such as the confiscation of their cell phones. (Photo from ...

In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.

The collection was founded in 1965 as a way for Catholics in the United States to express their unity and solidarity with Catholics in Central and South America and the islands of the Caribbean.

2:03 N.S. woman designs amber alert system for Indigenous communities “These investigations are complex and time-critical,” explained Supt. Tonya Gresty with the Saskatoon Police Service.

The “priesthood” is a concept. A Phineas Priest is any individual who commits a “Phineas action,” a reference to an Old Testament story in which an interfaith couple is slain by a Hebrew man named ...

A priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn who has been asked to pray at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump is describing the experience — which includes a personal friendship with the ...