Between January 1980 and February 2015, 4,444 people made allegations of child sexual abuse that related to more than 1,000 institutions.

Barbara Blaine said her decision to leave the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests had nothing to do with the legal action.

Chinese officials say the country has stopped using executed prisoners as organ donors, but the international medical community remains skeptical.

The free-enterprise system is compatible with caring for the least of us, writes an economist and convert to Catholicism.

Pope Francis prays that this year's Super Bowl “may be a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world.”

In just over a week Francois Fillon's chances of winning France's presidency have nosedived amid a string of allegations.