Religion

Delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith's divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.

The jury convicted Cardinal George Pell of abusing two 13-year-old boys whom he had caught swigging sacramental wine in Melbourne's St. Patrick's Cathedral in late 1996

Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with "the wrath of God."

This weekend, more than 860 delegates from across the world will convene for a four-day conference, where they'll debate and likely vote on one of three proposals.

The historic 19th Street Baptist Church designed by Frank Furness may soon be demolished.

Victims have turned out in droves on the sidelines of the summit to demand greater accountability from the church.

Only one pedophile priest is now in prison, out of 144 convictions in the last 10 years.

Representatives from Pennsylvania attending the February meeting with bishops hope to get support for extending the statute of limitations and more transparency.

The City Planning Commission recommended a spot zoning bill that would allow St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown to become apartments without any further public approvals.

Why Father Divine, the man behind the iconic Divine Lorraine Hotel on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, left a complicated legacy.

“They might not let us in, but I’m going to be banging really hard on that door.”

Recent statements by leading bishops and the pope suggest that church officials are not ready to take what I believe is an essential step in ending the scandal.

U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized.

Lawmakers say victims need more time to bring their cases. The measure has gotten renewed attention in the wake of the Catholic Church’s clergy sex abuse scandal.

A 150-year-old Queen Village church turned Buddhist temple is on a path toward residential reincarnation.