Father Lawrence Johnson, 76, was remembered on Saturday by dozens filling the pews of the Nativity of Mary Catholic Church.

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Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium reached new lows on Saturday when defiant Catholic university women demanded to ...

"UC Louvain expresses its incomprehension and disapproval of the position expressed by Pope Francis regarding the role of women in the church ... of clerical sexual abuse and secular trends that have ...

Francis repeated his view that women are the ‘fertile’ nurturers of the church, inducing grimaces in his audience during a speech.

Pope Francis on Friday met with students at a Catholic university in Brussels, stressing the importance of climate action and ...

The Archdiocese of Denver, in a statement, said it was “shocked and saddened by the news of expulsions,” which it attributed ...

Pope Francis spoke in Brussels with victims of clergy sexual abuse who are demanding compensation from the Catholic Church.

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...

Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by ...

The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...