Roman Catholic Church News

Papal apologies have been few in the long history of the Vatican, though Benedict XVI and his predecessor John Paul II in recent years have admitted errors by the church.

Pope Benedict has urged young people to reject the "spiritual desert" that he says is spreading throughout the world.

POPE Benedict XVI warmed the hearts of over 200,000 Catholic pilgrims camping under the stars at a chilly Randwick racecourse tonight when he thanked God for the "great gift" of their faith.

The following is the full text of the homily given by Pope Benedict XVI in Australia in which he issued his first full and explicit public apology to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests.

Three women who plan to be ordained as Catholic priests in a ceremony in Boston have been warned that they face excommunication.

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities, an apparent reference to ...

Blessed ... Lauren Huxley meets the Pope. Photo: James Brickwood Sydney bashing victim Lauren Huxley has described being blessed by the Pope as a huge honour and a "once in a lifetime opportunity". Just metres ...

A former Lewiston priest was disciplined Thursday for sexual abuse of his relatives, nearly half a century after the abuse allegedly began.

The Follieri Group's first call to Camden Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph A. Galante back in 2004 went unreturned.

U.S. and Mexican authorities are searching for a Catholic priest who is believed to have fled last month after learning that he was accused of sexually abusing minors two decades ago, church officials said ...

Blessing … George Pell with Emma at her confirmation at an Oakleigh church.

MADRID, Spain -- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia exhorted followers of the world's leading faiths to turn away from extremism and embrace a spirit of reconciliation, saying at the start of an interfaith ...

Three of the 39 Indians, who disappeared in New Zealand en route to attend the Catholic Church's week-long World Youth Day festivities in Sydney, have said they were duped by their travel agent and are not ...

Controversy over gay clergy and female bishops is likely to dominate the Anglican church's once-a-decade conference, which begins Wednesday.

The head of the Assembly of First Nations suggests Pope Benedict could apologize to Canada's aboriginals.

While he didn't expect to travel much, Pope Benedict XVI is actually keeping pace with his globe-trotting predecessor John Paul II.

Pope Benedict XVI pets a koala and visits with other animals native to Australia during his visit there.

A lawsuit brought against two Roman Catholic dioceses by five men sexually abused by a Catholic school teacher was dismissed Wednesday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was kicking off an interfaith conference in Madrid on Wednesday _ an effort to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews closer together amid a world that often puts the three faiths at odds.

Spanish King Juan Carlos was also addressing the gathering _ which the Saudis have billed as a strictly religious affair. There's to be no mention of hot-button issues like the war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iranian nuclear ambitions or rising oil prices.

Abdullah has made reaching out to other faiths a hallmark of his rule since taking over the oil-rich kingdom following the death of his half brother in 2005. He met with Pope Benedict XVI late last year, the first meeting ever between a pope and a reigning Saudi king.

The Church of England, the "mother church" of the Anglican communion that is estimated to have 77 million followers worldwide, stands on the threshold of a more inclusive and equitable era.