China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group.

An internal memo corrects “some confusion in the media regarding the moral permissibility of using the vaccines.” But at least two bishops have cast doubt on the moral permissibility of the vaccines.

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and two former church leaders, alleging they covered up allegations of sexual misconduct and misused charitable assets.

The C.D.C. wants Americans to stay home for the holidays. What can we do when what we sincerely hope for simply is not possible?

The book-length interview is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer.

“The situation is just devastating, and the needs are immense.”