The priest told Vatican News the bombings occurred just 300 or 400 meters (about 985 to 1,300 feet) from the church, awakening the faithful and causing a growing sense of insecurity throughout the ...

Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated, unearthing the growing persecution of Christians in the West African country.

Jim Pillen's opening remarks at Boys Town in 2024 In September 2023, the Rev. Steven Boes retired as executive director and president of Boys Town, ending his tenure as the fourth Catholic priest ...

(photo: Dominican Friars / OP East/Shutterstock) A much-viewed video of U.S. Vice President JD Vance giving a tour of the White House to a Catholic priest in a white habit on St. Patrick’s Day ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — In a News 8 exclusive interview, the priest from the Holy Trinity Church in Hartford is denying allegations of stealing money from parishioners for personal use.

The priest who prayed over Donald Trump moments before his near-assassination in Butler, Pa., last year is pleading with the president to be a “shield” for thousands of kidnapped Ukrainian ...

Young men are simply not signing up to become priests — certainly not in the numbers that they used to. According to the Vatican’s Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, the past 12 years have seen ...

The regime is now keeping Catholic priests under surveillance, checking their cellphones, and demanding weekly reports on their activities in addition to restricting their freedom of movement.

MANILA, Philippines — Essaying the role of a priest in VIVA Films “In Thy Name” has emboldened McCoy de Leon’s faith and relationship with God. McCoy portrays the role of a Claretian ...

A Roman Catholic diocese has been ordered to pay a man more than £470,000 after he suffered "horrific" sexual abuse at the hands of a priest almost 50 years ago. The man, who has not been ...

Born in 1965 in Camarines Norte, Abcede made his perpetual vows in 1991 and was ordained a priest in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila ...

Russia’s FSB security service said on Friday it had arrested two church figures suspected of plotting to kill a priest close to President Vladimir Putin on the orders of a Ukrainian spy agency.