The survey also found that Francis’ popularity has dropped throughout Latin America in the last decade, though significant majorities of Latin American Catholics still view him favorably.
Analysis: A bankruptcy judge ruled against a clergy sex abuse claimant this summer in her legal dispute with the Santa Fe Archdiocese. The decision may now serve as a cautionary warning to attorneys in other church bankruptcies.
Analysis: Amid the genocide case against Gen. Benedicto Lucas García, experts debate whether acts committed during the counterinsurgency led by Lucas between 1978 and 1982 should be called genocide, or termed "war crimes."
The synthesis report from the first session of the synod on synodality calls for significant structural changes that could have profound implications for how governance and ministry function in the church. Christine Schenk offers an analysis.
Catholic bishops across Eastern Europe are reacting negatively to the Vatican's decree allowing for priests to offer blessings for same-sex couples, urging clergy not to utilize its permissions or offering interpretations that clearly frustrate the text's intent.
A recent census of religious identity in Hungary offered bad news for those concerned with the future of Christianity in central Europe, writes Alex Faludy. Among its findings: a 30% drop in Catholic population.