YENAGOA, NIGERIA — The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old pastor, Ambros Mark, over allegations of sexually abusing two girls aged 13 and 14 in Yenagoa, the state capital. The ...

SHREVEPORT, LA — Bankruptcy Judge John Hodge finds the Diocese of Alexandria’s disclosure statement for Chapter 11 resolution falls short of requirements. He ruled Monday that he believes the ...

TUCSON, AZ — Jose Mora, the man accused of inappropriate contact with children met through Tucson’s Golden Dawn Tabernacle Church, will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty. Mora was sentenced ...

COLUMBIA, SC — A Midlands church daycare worker is out on bond after being charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

BROOKLYN, NY — A 63-year-old East New York pastor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision after a Brooklyn jury convicted him of repeatedly sexually ...

MILFORD, MA — After an investigation that lasted more than a month, a Massachusetts man is facing charges in connection with the rape of a child in the basement of a church in Milford, police ...

NEW YORK, NY, October 26, 2026 – SNAP demands more than money to compensate survivors of clerical abuse in the Archdiocese of New York for the trauma they endured and for the betrayal by their church ...

KANSAS CITY, KS — The Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has issued a penal precept for Father Scott Kallal. In implementing the DDF’s penal precept, and for the safety of the ...

Historian Piotr Franaszek speaks at a press conference at the end of the Polish bishops’ plenary meeting in Zakopane on Oct. 24, 2026. Credit: Screenshot from the @bpkep YouTube channel. ZAKOPANE, ...

The Rev. Ken Fleck presided over Mass June 7, 2026, while celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown) CHICAGO, IL — A retired priest has been cleared by the ...

The Editorial Board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for governor of Ohio.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, OH — There are moments when a community must decide what it ...