In February, McCarrick was dismissed by the Vatican from the clerical state.

Associated Press reporting found it could result in thousands of new cases against the church and more than $4 billion in payouts.

A Trappist monastery in Massachusetts revives a centuries-old brewing tradition.

Father Clements, who was just the second African American priest ordained in the Archdiocese of Chicago, was long involved in social justice issues affecting his hometown. But it was the adoption of four boys—one at a time, starting in 1980—that led to his high profile on a national level. The saga—Father Clements was the first U.S. Catholic priest to adopt a child—eventually found its way to Hollywood as a made-for-TV movie.

The poll showed 60% prefer that convicted murders receive a sentence of life imprisonment, while 36% said capital punishment would be better.

In “Plague,” Michael O'Loughlin investigates untold stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.