guns and rosaries Missouri church calls for "all young men" between 18–29 to "form a militia"— then apologizes Carla Sinclair

politics Pope Francis admits using homophobic Italian slur "frociaggine" Rob Beschizza

child abuse Pope John Paul II covered up church child abuse in Poland Rob Beschizza

sexism Catholic exorcist explains why he thinks women are more likely to get possessed by demons Thom Dunn

catholic church Priest accidentally invalidates thousands of baptisms by using the wrong pronouns Thom Dunn

crime "Incriminating" Catholic Church report: Josef Ratzinger protected pedophile priests before becoming Pope Benedict Rob Beschizza

animals Having pets instead of kids "takes away our humanity," says Pope Francis David Pescovitz

catholic church Spanish bishop resigned over his love for a writer of satan-themed erotic fiction David Pescovitz

germany Dozens of German priests plan to give the Vatican the virtual middle finger Jess Sabine

climate change Meet the millennial who's mapping the Catholic Church's land holdings to fight climate change Thom Dunn

catholic church Catholic Priest arrested after filming sex tape on altar with dominatrices Thom Dunn

abortion Catholic Priests used to perform abortions, and it was considered a lesser sin than fornication Thom Dunn

Food Pope: God says sex and food are A-OK David Pescovitz

china China-linked hackers penetrated Vatican computer network, right before diplomatic negotiations with Beijing Xeni Jardin

religion Catholic church dumped holy water from airplane onto the town below David Pescovitz

religion Pope urges barbers and hair stylists not to gossip David Pescovitz

rome Rome and the Catholic Church fighting over change tossed into the Trevi Fountain David Pescovitz

homelessness Duplicitous Catholic Bishop buys $2.3 million home with church funds after pleading for parishioners to help the homeless Séamus Bellamy

rape Cardinal says Pope "has a bigger agenda" than addressing Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis. Rob Beschizza