Catholicism

After the spire caught fire in April, 460 tons of lead were surrounded by flames which spewed toxic dust into the atmosphere.

Pope Francis compared the persecution and hatred of homosexuals to Nazism. "That is what was done in those days and today it is happening again."

"Let's get out where the people are, where the students are [and] take this golf cart out and do confessions on the go," said Father Patrick Baikauskas, who runs a campus ministry at Purdue University.

A bill before the Utah State Senate aims to remove ecclesiastical privilege protecting clergy from having to report confessions of sex abuse.

"We are prepared to fight this tooth and nail," says Joseph Samona, who added that the statue has been in his yard since 2003.

St. Augustine Church in Lamont, California, brings in more than $1,200 a month from the sales of its tamales, which are also frozen and shipped to parishioners who have moved away.

"We want to go around and pour holy water... so that God's blessing comes and gets rid of all the wickedness that is in our streets," said monsignor Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, bishop of Buenaventura, Colombia

Father Francisco Javier Bautista has been arrested in conjunction with the murder of 29-year-old Hugo Leonardo Avendaño. According to reports Bautista conducted religious services at Avendaño's funeral.

"We... recognize the harm that adhering to this mandate would cause our highly capable and qualified teachers and staff," said Father William Verbryke.

Pauline Hoffman alleges St. Bonventure University passed her over for promotion and pressured her to resign as dean because of her religion.

Altars were vandalized, statues were defaced and human excrement was smeared onto a cross, sparking fears of a rise in anti-Catholic sentiment in the country.

The veteran showrunner speaks to Newsweek about the process, and the challenges, behind doing justice to Marvel's legendary vigilante.

The publicity stunt promises "an express lane to eternal salvation for Ireland's lapsed Catholics."

"God will ask you to account for this sacrilege, believe it or not, and the Catholics will also ask you."

Neighbors told local media that the nuns ran a "hell house."

Priests and theologians from 51 countries are attending the annual Exorcism and Prayer of Liberation conference in Rome.

Pope Francis warned "the unguarded tongue, set on fire by hell, sets all things ablaze" in an attack on fake Internet news.

The Assumption Sisters of Nairobi had been in court for over six years fighting Reverend William Charles Fryda.

Anyone who doesn't see the need for more exorcists is "out of touch with reality."

"I can't have any direct say in decisions that are going to be made, but this is one thing I can do," the Reverand Gary Graf told Newsweek.

The Catholic country may change its constitution to weaken protections that make abortion illegal.

The church features high levels of administrative control and secrecy, yet the tide could be turning to greater transparency.

The Vatican is stepping up its campaign against corruption, focusing its attention on the mafia.

Melania Trump's Catholic faith could solidify her husband's support with far-right Christians.

The Vatican said in a statement Thursday that the duo would meet up May 24.

The paper will affect the lives of 1.3 billion Catholics.

Two men in prison are citing new evidence in Daniel Gallagher's sexual assault claims—and fighting back.

Pope Francis added that he still considers abortion a crime.

The Pope is expected to authorize translations of the liturgy to indigenous languages.

The men share an interest in climate change.