Among his most famous works are the Annunciation and Descent from the Cross. His feast day is Feb. 18. Fra Angelico was born in Rome and joined a Dominican community known for its strict ...

Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy and thus are not allowed to be married or partnered (Coleman, 2006; Cozzens, 2006; Manuel 2012; US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2006).

Beginning with Bob Dylan’s late-’70s religious turn and ending, more or less, with Sinéad O’Connor’s infamous 1992 Saturday Night Live appearance, the book offers “a sequence of tales ...

The Jesuits on July 24 said that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women, and lamented they couldn't ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Lawsuits filed under New York State's Adult Survivors Act allege sexual contact by nine Catholic priests and two religious brothers in Western New York. Those accused are ...

Most Americans also say they have heard something about recent reports of sexual abuse and misconduct by religious leaders outside of the Catholic Church, although U.S. adults on the whole are not as ...

The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted Friday morning to add a series of religious paintings inside St. Augustine Catholic Church at 4th and New streets in Old City to the local register of ...

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about ...

The Catholic Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, and five of its priests whose legal status in the United States expires as soon as next spring, have now sued the federal agencies overseeing immigration.

List: Every abusive Catholic church priest, clergy member named in every state in past year The Pa. grand jury report opened the floodgates for states and dioceses to share the names of credibly ...

Without relief, many foreign-born religious workers remain unsure of their long-term presence in the United States. Without a fix, churches and other places of worship could lose their clergy. Latest ...

Catholic leaders in Washington have sued the state over a new law requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse, including details potentially revealed during confession.