SÃO PAULO – A new study of Catholic digital influencers commissioned by a Brazilian bishop has concluded that if the hierarchy wants to combat the growing importance of far-right social media ...

Against a grim backdrop of rising suicide rates among American women, new research has revealed a blinding shaft of light: One group of women – practicing Catholics – appears to have bucked the ...

A sweeping, year-long study of sex abuse by Catholic priests and others in Switzerland published Sept. 12 has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, as the Swiss church becomes ...

Although ethical healthcare guidelines compel clinicians who won’t provide reproductive services based on morals or religious beliefs to quickly refer their patients elsewhere, a new study suggests ...

GENEVA (AP) — The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland have asked two academics to lead a study into the Swiss church’s history of sexual exploitation since the mid-20th century, ...

Nearly 60% of U.S. Catholics believe abortion should be legal, according to a new poll. That includes 39% of Catholics who believe abortion is a right in most cases and more than 20% who regard ...

A Catholic-run institute in Chinese capital Beijing has marked 20 years of academic research on Christianity and culture and the promotion of evangelization in China and beyond. The Institute for ...

At least 610 children were documented as having been sexually abused by Catholic priests between 1945 and 2020 in the diocese of the west German city of Münster, according to a study released Monday.

With 29.1 million Hispanic Catholics in the United States (who represent 42% of the nearly 70 million Catholics in the nation), it is evident that the future of Catholicism and the Catholic schools ...

Roman Catholic colleges do a poor job of imparting church teachings to undergraduates, concludes a new study of the views of those students on subjects such as abortion, casual sex, and homosexuality.

Priests are seen during a special Mass for vocations at Cure of Ars Church in Merrick, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2022, the feast of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) ...