While Mr. Tennes’s attorneys argued that their client was being targeted because of his religious beliefs, Mr. Bogren said that discrimination against same-sex couples is not protected by religious liberty statutes. He compared discrimination against gay people to prejudice against racial minorities.

Caritas Internationalis is increasingly being called to help with challenges provoked by climate change. “Our food production is at stake.”

Kate Bowler talks with the hosts of “Jesuitical,” Ashley McKinless, Olga Segura and Zac Davis, and explains what her cancer diagnosis taught her about American Christianity and more.

The presence of militant Islamist groups in the Congo such as ISIS is complicating the work of medical personnel in combating the Ebola virus epidemic, which has been rampant for the last 40 months.

The Catholic bishops of Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia are concerned about the increasing violence among herders, who are using sophisticated weapons such as AK-47s to protect their cattle against raids.

The Polish bishops' administrative council met in emergency session May 22 and later admitted the church failed to act against clerical sexual abuse.

"This event was most traumatic for those who were present in the building at the time, as some of the approximate 40 law enforcement agents approached employees in ski masks and SWAT gear," Bishop Burns said in the statement.

Whenever Pope Francis discusses the economy, it sets off cries that the pope is a socialist or a communist.

The finale of “Game of Thrones” is rather profound—and rooted in the Gospel.

The priest in “Fleabag” is of a type that has become, surprisingly, quite common in film and on television

During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic leaders and laity not to lose faith.

Many took to social media to denounce the May 18 killing of a Salvadoran priest while urging authorities to look at the crime as a possible retaliation for Father Cecilio Perez Cruz's criticism of the cutting of trees near the western town of Juayua.

The solution to the “current opioid crisis is one that involves the whole person.”

If almost a decade of watching “Game of Thrones” has taught me anything, it’s that fairy tale endings are for children.

Archbishop Christian Lepine of Montreal is speaking out against a "secularism" bill that is pending before Quebec's National Asssembly, claiming that it would undermine religious liberty.

Cardinal Raymond Burke said during a pro-life, pro-family conference that limiting Muslim immigration is a "responsible" and "patriotic" act.

Pope Francis told the bishops of Italy that he was disappointed that so many of their dioceses had yet to implement the reforms he ordered to make the marriage annulment process quicker, more pastoral and less expensive.

Appealing to Israel and the United States, Archbishop Michel Sabbah, retired Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said it was time to move away from war.

Thousands attended the May 20 funeral of a Salvadoran priest found by his parishioners in what some presume is a gang killing.