Roman Catholic Church

Research has shown that people who live in Western, industrialized societies display psychological traits that are "particularly unusual" compared to the rest of the world.

A Catholic priest has filed a defamation of character lawsuit against his former diocese after being accused of molesting children.

The large sum of money is traditionally donated to a Catholic charity, but the mayor wants to spend it on the city's infrastructure.

Arthur Perrault, 80, evaded the law for almost three decades in Tangier, Morocco after allegedly committing a "long history of child sex abuse against vulnerable victims." He was extradited and back on American soil as of Friday and formally charged in federal court with criminal aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact with one boy on federally-protected land.

While still predominately Catholic, Ireland has voted to legalize abortion.

Pope Francis initially called the allegations against Bishop Barros "slander."

But the Vatican warned against the over-commercialization of sport and a "winning at all costs" mentality.

Reverend Moises Fabila Reyes is the third priest killed or to have been found dead under suspicious circumstances in Mexico in a week.

Exorcisms are often unspectacular, though unofficial exorcisms have sometimes had tragic consequences.

Pope Francis has plans for combating the Catholic Church's priest shortage.

Pope Francis was the victim of a poster campaign by critics who see him as tacking too far to the left.

The cardinals who can choose the next pope hail from Italy, the Central African Republic, Spain, the U.S., Brazil, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Belgium, Mauritius, Mexico and Papua New Guinea.

More than 100,000 are expected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis' service honoring the Indian nun.

The former pope maintained a 30-year friendship with a married U.S. female academic.

Is it prejudice? Electoral math? Or simple demographics?

The prisoners were released as gesture of goodwill before the pope's arrival.

Why the world's first Latin American pope is beloved by the masses and the media.

Catholic women denied the right to enter the clergy are taking matters into their own hands.

The changing face of the Vatican's College of Cardinals.