A former priest with a child molestation conviction who was stripped of his American citizenship has been sentenced to a year in prison, authorities said Thursday. Antonio Velez-Lopez, a 69-year ...

Father Marcelino de Andrés Núñez, a priest of the Legionaries of Christ and former secretary of Marcial Maciel, was arrested in Spain and released subject to restrictions, accused of abusing ...

Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated, unearthing the growing persecution of Christians in the West African country.

New film coming to BBC Northern Ireland tells the incredible story of three Parish Priests who burst on to the music scene The Priests perform for the final time in the Ulster Hall, Belfast (Image ...

Pope Francis decided to open for the first time in history a Holy Door in the Italian prison of Rebibbia during the Jubilee of Hope, a gesture that the prisoners welcomed as a sign of mercy ...

Parish priest Bong Sarabia said that they were surprised with the developments, prompting parishioners to convene and call for a thanksgiving mass. “This is a thanksgiving mass as it is a big ...

Two women who witnessed the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” the armed men who took his life. In a statement to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — In 1991 when American R&B/soul singer Roberta Flack was preparing to work on her sixth studio album, she called on reggae singer Maxi Priest to collaborate with her on a ...

WHILE many good and dedicated bishops and priests in the Philippines and elsewhere are examining their conscience about their responsibility to bring pedophile clergymen to justice, many more are not.

A senior Catholic Bishop has apologised to the alleged victims of a deceased parish priest. In a statement, the Bishop of Down and Connor, Alan McGuckian, said that his diocese had received ...

A former Manchester United star-turned-priest says there are more similarities between playing football and monastic life than first meets the eye. Philip Mulryne, 47, came through United's ...