PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by the investigation highlighted in the movie ...

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including ...

Former President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze, has died at the age of 69. His death was announced on Thursday ...

Like a lot of kids, gay, straight, and in-between, Cade Bradley recalls his middle school years as having been a “socially awkward and confused phase in life." “I had trouble making friends,” recalled ...

Lais Dognini met the love of her life, Jackson, at a convent, but neither of them knew they would one day end up together As time passed, the two independently left their religious callings, only to ...

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion's teachings. For Catholics, retention rates tend ...