Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following years of investigations into alleged sexual and psychological abuse by the group's founder and others.

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican

Sister JoAnn Persch and Sister Pat Murphy used to set up a sacred space in the McHenry County Jail library once a week for immigrant detainees. The men held there — who could connect with their families only by phone — would file into the room in orange jumpsuits and take a seat.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

Police say someone broke into the church and stole a crown that was made from jewelry donated by parishioners in the early 1900s.

A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major ... according to a morning news conference Jan. 8 with LA city and county officials. While no deaths from the Palisades Fire have been ...

Corpus Christi church leveled as wind-whipped fires devastate communities in Los Angeles County. "So much of it has been wiped away," local pastor says.

A new subway line in Panama City. A modern container port. China has been working to build ties and influence in Panama for years, part of its broader ambition to expand its footprint in Latin ...

Those began with the 2003 Trump-owned Miss Universe contest held in Panama City and then as the public name and face of a high-end hotel and resort development that would become buried in ...

The best time to visit Panama City Beach is from May through October. Though the area boasts an average of 320 days of sunshine per year, late spring, summer and early fall offer some of the ...

Msgr. Malak Saadalla and his wife Thanaa preserve Coptic traditions while helping immigrants adapt to America.

The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating ... the integrity of the Catholic Church, or the Vatican’s institutional activities is prohibited. In an effort to oversee compliance, the ...