Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal that will be difficult for the future pope to ignore. "In the past, the nuns ...

A trio of elderly Catholic nuns are happy to return to their former convent in Austria after breaking out of a retirement ...

Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity. "We are finally back ...

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Two longtime nuns at St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., allegedly embezzled as much as $500,000 in tuition, fees and donations, according to the Archdiocese of Los ...

A Spanish court has ruled in favor of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado, ordering them to leave the monastery they are illegally occupying.

The bishops who make up the official leadership of the U.S. Catholic Church have steadfastly opposed Democrats' health care plans on pro-life grounds, saying it will not sufficiently cut back on ...

BROOKLYN, New York -- A man was caught on camera confronting and threatening a nun inside a Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Surveillance video shows the suspect walk into the co-cathedral of St. Joseph ...

Sister Francis Bernard, who worked tirelessly in aiding flu victims, died of flu-related pneumonia on October 29, 1918.

'In the past, the nuns suffered a lot and couldn't talk about it to anyone,' one sister said - Copyright Maldives President Office/AFP - 'In the past, the nuns ...