The Vatican finance chief has become the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial over historic sex offences
Orthodox Judaism’s rituals can provide divine connection, even in a Highveld thunderstorm
Her daughter was murdered but she finds peace by helping parents accept their LGBTI children
Their involvement in the report leads them to believe religious bodies can help resolve crises
The row in the Dominican Order relates to two members asking for a probe into state capture
The stories of the men who were abused as children at the Ballarat diocese in Melbourne, Australia, have unleashed compassion on a national scale.
Women priests who defy Catholic doctrine and demand equality should be applauded.
Women vow to buck priestly exclusion because it is patriarchy befitting apartheid-era defiance.
Many hope the ordination of South Africa’s second female Catholic priest, Mary Ryan, signifies a new era for the church.
The head of the Catholic Church has appointed the first eight members of a panel announced in December to tackle paedophilia scandals in the church.
Thieves have broken into a small church in the mountains east of Rome and stolen a reliquary with the blood of the late Pope John Paul II.
Pope Francis has told families at special papal baptism that they should not stand on ceremony if their children are in need of food.
Time magazine has named Pope Francis its Person of the Year, saying he shifted the message of the Catholic Church.
While Pope Francis’s epistle takes aim at Church elitism and economic failings, it is vague on women’s role.
In a drive for transparency, the Institute for Works of Religion has made its accounts public for the first time.
Philippine Catholic leaders are standing firm against contraception, abortion and gay marriage despite Pope Francis’ comments urging a change of tone.
Pope approves second miracle to allow canonisation of John Paul, but John XXIII will become saint without requirement.
To deny the existence of gay people is to render them unknowable, says Melanie Judge.
Gay and lesbian migrants, refugees and locals have found sanctuary and sanity in a place of worship in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Wilfred Napier speaks about voting for a pope, defends his recent remarks about paedophilia and explains why he can’t be called a homophobe.
Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier has apologised for offending victims of child abuse when described paedophilia as an illness and not a crime.
Pope Francis has called for "a poor Church for the poor", saying he chose his papal name because St Francis of Assisi shunned riches to help the poor.
Paedophilia is not a crime, it is a psychological illness, says Catholic Archbishop of Durban Wilfrid Fox Napier according to a report.
The church and Pope Francis have been accused of complicit silence during Argentina’s ‘dirty war’.
Pope Benedict XVI bid an emotional farewell in front of his last general audience, saying he understood the gravity of his decision.
Pope Benedict has accepted the resignation of Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, who has been accused of inappropriate behavior.
Catholicism’s European power base is under threat and the election of a new pope could be a historic moment for the church.
Sex abuse, secularisation, the Curia – the new pontiff has his work cut out, writes John Hooper.
They call it a resignation, but it looks as though Cardinal Keith O’Brien was pushed before he could even think of jumping.
To the credit of the Vatican, the previous election of a pope did contribute to a notable reward for Germany, writes Professor J Machabeis.
The pope has pardoned his former butler, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for leaking secret papal memos, but banished him from the Vatican.
A church in Victoria has revealed that at least 620 children have been abused by its clergy since the 30s, sparking a call for an independent inquiry.