A photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. ST. LOUIS — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, ...

Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to speak with “the Devil” in an off-the-cuff rant. His Holiness, 88, spoke with sisters from the Union of St ...

The Catholic Church has declared a North Texas order of nuns "extinct" after conflict including accusations that a nun broke her vow of chastity with a priest — via email and video chat. The Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV is set to create seven new saints Sunday, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the ...

Pope Leo XIV will canonise seven new saints on Sunday, including the first saint from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Oona Zenda/KFF Health ...