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Pope wraps troubled Belgium visit with comments on abortion, women and abuse
Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight press conference coming home from Belgium. He has praised Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion. Francis said: “You need a politician who wears pants to do this.” Francis drew...
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Francis will be only the second pope to visit Singapore, one of the wealthiest nations
When Pope Francis arrives Wednesday in Asia’s financial powerhouse Singapore for the last leg of a four-nation tour, he is expected to bring his message of unity and hope to one of the world’s richest nations.
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Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
Pope Francis has apologized after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.
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Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
The Vatican has declared that gender-affirming surgeries and surrogacy are grave violations of human dignity.
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Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over a blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square
Pope Francis has rallied from respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations and make a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square. He then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global crises,...
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Reckoning
NBC Bay Area investigates into a new wave of lawsuits accusing Catholic clergy of sexually abusing children.
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Reckoning
NBC Bay Area investigates into a new wave of lawsuits accusing Catholic clergy of sexually abusing children.
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Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas Day speech from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people in the piazza below.
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A closer look: Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples
The Vatican announced Monday a change in policy, now formally allowing Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. Raj Mathai speaks with Mike Daly and Jim Laufenberg, a married couple who are members of the San Francisco Most Holy Redeemer church, about their reactions to the news.
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Bay Area reacts to Pope Francis approving blessings for same-sex marriage
Pope Francis is now formally allowing Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples — something described as a major shift in the church’s approach to the LGBTQ community. Marianne Favro reports.
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Catholic priests can now bless same-sex couples, Vatican announces
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had approved Catholic priests to bestow blessings to people in same-sex relationships.
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What is the origin and meaning of the Virgin of Guadalupe?
Many people around the world celebrate the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe every year on Dec. 12. Believers travel from different countries to honor her and ask for a miracle, but very few know the meaning of the name Guadalupe.
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Church roof collapses in Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say
Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50.
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Thousands of faith leaders could be deported due to green card processing change
Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975.
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A closer look: Catholic commune faces allegations of sex abuse, violence
A lay Catholic commune with roots in the Bay Area hippie movement is now the target of multiple child sexual abuse lawsuits. Raj Mathai speaks with Investigative reporter Candice Nguyen on this.
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‘It was definitely a cult': Catholic commune with Bay Area hippie roots faces allegations of sex abuse and violence
A lay Catholic commune with roots in the Bay Area hippie movement is now the target of multiple child sexual abuse lawsuits.
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Catholic commune with Bay Area hippie roots faces allegations of sex abuse and violence
A lay Catholic commune with roots in the Bay Area hippie movement is now the target of multiple child sexual abuse lawsuits, and three sisters raised within the community say a dark undercurrent of violence and control ran beneath its virtuous facade. Candice Nguyen reports.
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia settles child sex abuse case for $3.5 million
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was sexually assaulted by a priest when he was 14 years old.
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‘I lost my childhood': Church abuse victims face lifetime of trauma
NBC Bay Area has interviewed dozens of alleged victims and reviewed hundreds of recent lawsuits. Struggles with addiction, self-harm and legal trouble are common.