All Roman Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will be closed until further notice because of the coronavirus outbreak, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced Tuesday night. “Our community of faith is fully committed to doing all we can to limit the spread of this global public health threat,” Gomez said. “We are taking these extraordinary steps to ensure…

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Tuesday will introduce Hearts to Serve, a hotline to support seniors, homebound people and pregnant women in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Operated by the archdiocese’s Office of Life, Justice and Peace; the St. Vincent de Paul Society; and the Knights of Columbus, the hotline will help support people in need by connecting...

Father Stephen Tilley, a Catholic priest in Utah, started holding drive-up confessions sessions to help people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Masses will suspended due to the novel coronavirus. As seen on NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Monday announced the suspension of masses due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I deeply regret that we are forced to temporarily suspend public celebration of the Mass in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles,” Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a statement. “What we do in the Church, we do out of love for God and love…

Pope Francis has left the Vatican to make a surprise visit to two churches

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego canceled all masses and closed Catholic schools indefinitely Friday in order to limit the potential spread of the novel coronavirus amongst parishioners.

Churches across the United States are making changes in their worship services due to the coronavirus outbreak

There was a possibility of a second shooter inside an Orange County church after a person was killed outside a Santa Ana church. Rick Montanez reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020. (Kenny Holmes)

Roman Catholic priests, deacons and bishops across the Amazon are voicing surprise, resignation and reluctant acceptance of Pope Francis’ refusal to allow married men to be ordained priests.

In the past few decades religious leaders and communities of faith have shifted how they deal with suicide.

Why would the NFL’s New Orleans Saints strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex abuse?  It’s a question even die-hard fans are asking in a Catholic city where football is a religion of its own

A former principal at a Catholic elementary school in La Mirada testified Monday that her supervisor made a flippant remark when she informed him in 2014 that she was pregnant and would be going on maternity leave. “You’re coming back in two weeks, right,” the Rev. Joseph Visperas replied, according to 38-year-old Bobbie Castillo, whose wrongful termination case against the…

The administrator of the elite Catholic school in Cancun, Mexico, used to take the girls out of class and send them to the chapel, where the priest from the Legion of Christ religious order would sexually abuse them.

The Vatican cardinal who co-authored a bombshell book with Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI reaffirming priestly celibacy on Tuesday strongly denied he manipulated the retired pope into publishing.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence to reaffirm the value of priestly celibacy, co-authoring a bombshell book at the precise moment that Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to address the Catholic priest shortage.

The Samples were a black Chicago family, with six children and few resources. The priest helped them with tuition, clothes, bills. He offered the promise of opportunities — a better life. He also abused all the children. They told no one. They were afraid of not being believed and of losing what little they had, said one son, Terrence Sample….

Attorneys suing the Diocese of San Bernardino on behalf of a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by a priest in Hemet alleged today that the clergyman was one of dozens permitted to have a free hand with children for decades. During a news briefing in Riverside, attorney Mike Reck said the civil action filed in…

The Associated Press has found that more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse are missing from the lists of credibly accused priests released by the Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders. Victims advocates had long criticized the church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Now, despite the release of nearly 5,300 names,...

The Associated Press has found that more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse are missing from the lists of credibly accused priests released by the Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders. Victims advocates had long criticized the church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests.