“Pope Francis’ statements...were a source of great pain for survivors of sexual abuse,” Cardinal O’Malley said in a statement released Jan. 20.

The U.S. bishops had an unusually busy year issuing positive and negative statements about the new president, but some hoped for more decisive action against his policies.

President Trump’s video appearance at the march culminates a year of pro-life appointments and administrative actions to limit abortions.

The Justice Department is vowing to enforce a federal ban on marijuana, even as some states try to move toward full legalization.

Catholic women may be part of a Democratic voting wave in 2018. They are ready to welcome women deacons.

Focus is a nearly 20-year-old evangelization ministry started by a layperson who was frustrated that non-Catholic student groups seemed more successful in spreading the faith on college campuses.