Catholic Church

John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic president after his 1960 election, but Joe Biden’s faith looks very different.

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the altar, while reaffirming they cannot be priests

Pope Francis says he’s praying for the dead in the U.S. Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States.

In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the U.S. anti-abortion movement are telling followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take.

Pope Francis has told a private Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol.

His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic

Two years ago, the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia joined the long line of ambitious prosecutors investigating the Roman Catholic church’s handling of priest-abuse complaints

Pope Francis elevated Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory to cardinal. Gregory is the first African American in Catholic history to hold the rank. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Catholics in D.C. spoke with News4’s Derrick Ward Sunday about Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s elevation to cardinal. Some said they see it as a new direction for the Catholic Church in America.

The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable issues the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it will do about current and future clergy who use their power to sexually abuse adults

Men who have made allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed shock, outrage and anger after an internal Vatican report revealed the scale of what was known about the clergyman’s behavior and what was ignored

Pope Francis is vowing to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offering prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

Archbishop Wilton Gregory will become the first African-American cardinal. News4’s Cory Smith explains why the news is so significant for African Americans.

Pope Francis will elevate Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory to a cardinal, making Gregory the first Black cardinal in the U.S. News4’s Derrick Ward explains the significance of the appointment, and has reaction from Washington Catholics.

Pope Francis has named 13 new cardinals, including Washington, D.C., Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap.

Pope Francis named Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory a cardinal on Sunday. He’s expected to be elevated in a ceremony in November. News4’s Derrick Ward reports live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

In a major departure from Vatican doctrine, Pope Francis advocated for policies to protect LGBTQ Catholics. News4’s Pat Collins has more on what that means for the church going forward.

In new documentary “Francesco,” Pope Francis endorsed permitting civil unions for same-sex couples, the first time he has publicly addressed the issue since becoming pope in 2013.

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond says it is paying $6.3 million to 51 people who as minors experienced sexual abuse by clergy

Back in 2002, Roman Catholic bishops in the United States adopted a charter containing guidelines for combating child sex abuse by priests and other church personnel