Portugal's Catholic Church has reiterated new safeguarding commitments in line with an independent commission on sexual abuse by clergy, although most of its dioceses also reported inconsistencies in ...

As a grant writer for a large nonprofit, I recently had a call from a woman with noble intentions. She indicated she had received a “calling from the Lord” to establish a faith-based organization that ...

Where is St. Patrick when we need him? The Catholic saint drove the snakes out of Ireland, and now we need someone to drive the snakes out of the Catholic Church in America. The nation’s 61 million ...

VENEGONO, Italy—One of Pope Leo XIV’s biggest quandaries is a question God himself asked: Whom shall I send? As in the book of Isaiah, few are answering “Here I am.” The Catholic Church has a manpower ...

One of the greatest sins infecting society is domestic violence. Clearly, most in the church are quick to denounce the sin of domestic violence with the understanding that nobody should be unsafe in ...

From reaching new congregants to managing volunteers, software is solving church problems. A few years ago, the concept of online church felt relatively novel. Relegated primarily to megachurches and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Many critics consider the church to be a cult because of problems with followers and their families over their financial and mental hardships. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I live in a small town and belong to a small church, which is struggling. I like our minister, but a lot of people do not and have left our church for other churches, ...