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15 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 1, 2026.
The Denver Archdiocese says it should be exempt from a state ban on discrimination against gay and trans families while taking public preschool money. The ruling could reshape church-state law.
WatchThe settlement, one of the largest in the history of the U.S. Catholic Church, still awaits signatures, but a lawyer for the survivors says every plaintiff has agreed to it.
WatchThe Vatican says the pope celebrated Mass and met a senior aide on Thursday, but has not disclosed the stage of the cancer or whether further treatment is planned.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell's first-ever investigation covers Fall River, Springfield and Worcester. It brings no new indictments, and survivors say state law still blocks many lawsuits.
On his third day in France, the pope told worshippers that 'what is legal is not necessarily moral,' weeks after French lawmakers approved lethal medication for the incurably ill.
After the traditionalist society consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland against Pope Leo XIV's wishes, Rome ruled the ordaining bishops automatically excommunicated and warned that its priests and faithful now risk the same.
Days after Pope Leo XIV pleaded with the traditionalist group to 'please turn back,' the SSPX ordained four bishops without papal approval — triggering automatic excommunication and a formal declaration of schism.
The first American pope warned Spaniards that their centuries-old faith must not become 'a museum of the past' as he opened a weeklong journey that will include a historic address to Parliament.
The first American pontiff calls for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change in sweeping document addressing artificial intelligence risks.
The pontiff's comprehensive document marks the Catholic Church's most significant entry into the AI debate, addressing potential misuse and overuse of the technology.
The first American pope places his second year under Mary's protection and renews the call for peace that has dominated his pontificate, citing the new Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
President's diplomatic conflict with Pope Francis creates unexpected political vulnerability in competitive congressional district where Hispanic support previously surged.
The first American Pope condemned Trump's Iran war while Trump posted an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ. The global backlash crossed party lines and continents.
The president posted imagery Catholic clergy called 'blasphemous' depicting himself as a healing Christ figure — 46 minutes after attacking the Chicago-born pontiff who vowed 'no fear' of the administration.
With U.S.-Iran peace talks collapsed and the Strait of Hormuz still mined, the pontiff called on world leaders from St. Peter's Basilica to choose dialogue over rearmament.