Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, ...

In a country where a cardinal once helped in ousting two presidents, some Catholic priests are now on the front lines of a fresh political struggle. On December 19, seven Filipino priests joined ...

Pro-life advocates have responded in disgust to the actions of three progressive female clergy who held a blessing over equipment ... an atheist and the executive director of Secular Pro-Life, told CP ...

In 2024, a total of 13 “missionaries” were killed worldwide, including eight priests and five laypeople. As was the case in previous years, Africa and the Americas recorded the highest number of ...

Lawrence Hecker, the disgraced Louisiana priest who was sentenced to life in prison this month over the rape of a teenage boy decades ago, died in prison at age 93 just days after his sentence was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 93-year-old ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Former Catholic priest and admitted pedophile Lawrence Hecker, 93, has died in prison, according to his attorney. Hecker had served just nine days of a life sentence for ...

THE RETIRED NEW ORLEANS PRIEST CONVICTED OF RAPING A TEEN BOY HAS DIED IN PRISON. LAWRENCE HECKER HAS DIED AT AGE 93. ACCORDING TO HIS ATTORNEY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AT HUNT ...

Lawrence Hecker, an elderly and enfeebled former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty this month to raping a boy in a church gym in New Orleans nearly 50 years ago, died Thursday morning in prison ...

In the years that Smyth was active in my country, the abuse of children by clergy appears to have been endemic in many other settings. I first became vaguely aware of allegations of abuse within ...

“I mean, I’ve been a priest 36 years, and all the churches, the numbers are going down. We’re becoming a more secular society.” he said. As for why fewer people are attending church ...

The British government’s zeal for censorship has even crept into religious institutions with the Church of England now warning clergy about “problematic words” in Christmas carols.