Religion

Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The Diocese of Allentown says an 87-year-old priest recently said he sexually abused a minor in the 1980s.

When post offices close Monday, the last victim compensation funds at Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses will also close, hours before lawmakers plunge back into a years-old fight over whether to let long-ago victims of child sexual abuse sue perpetrators and institutions that may have covered it up. 

As Pittsburgh prepares to commemorate last year's deadly shooting at a synagogue, Jewish leaders say returning to the synagogue remains a priority.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has found one of its priests unsuitable for ministry based on a substantiated child sex abuse allegation, according to church officials.

The anxiety of one mass shooting after another has led some churches to start training and arming their worshippers with guns

An attorney for childhood victims alleging sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy says he has turned up the names of 12 New Jersey priests who were not previously disclosed on lists the church released.

Investigations remain underway after 1,862 calls were made to a clergy abuse hotline in the 12 months since a landmark grand jury report exposed decades of child abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses, the state attorney general said Tuesday.

Pope Francis is offering prayers for the dead and the injured in three U.S. mass shootings this week.

A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a teenager in Delaware nearly 40 years ago has been relieved of his duties.

A Catholic bishop is reaching for new heights to save a city wrought with "evil."

Religious publishers say President Donald Trump's most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage.

Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups using dehumanizing language.

Pope Francis has prayed for migrants in a special Mass, saying they are people and not just a social issue.

A South Carolina church turned away a blind man and his service dog because the organization doesn't allow animals.