More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Sunday.
French police say a Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday outside his church in the city of Lyon, and police are hunting for the assailant.
Some priests and pastors are making waves during this election year by telling their flocks that voting for Democrats who support abortion rights is an evil potentially deserving of eternal damnation.
The Vatican is telling bishops around the world they should report case of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so.
A former French priest accused of sexually abusing some 75 Boy Scouts has gone on trial.
A trial is underway for a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing two children in his Washington, D.C., parish.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit has removed a conservative priest from public ministry after reviewing what it called a "credible allegation" that he had abused a child decades ago.
Pope Francis has issued a new law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups.
A few protestors, including members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), gathered in front of the Diocese of Reno Office in downtown Reno to argue seven names should be added to the list of priests credibly accused of child sex abuse the diocese released last month.
Bishop Randolph Calvo has released the names of priests and religious credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors.