National Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests The redacted report paints a damning picture of abuse allegations against nearly 160 priests, involving more than 600 victims and spanning 80 years, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response. The Associated Press
National The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there. Bill Chappell
World After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce. Sylvia Poggioli
Law & Courts Seattle Archdiocese to pay $3 million to settle multiple sex abuse cases The Archdiocese of Seattle has settled five sexual abuse claims for a total of $3 million, the alleged abuse in those cases spanning the 1960s to the early 1980s. Liz Brazile
World Pope Francis expresses shame at the scale of child sexual abuse by clergy in France The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950. The Associated Press
National A Nun Stole $835,000 From A School To Feed A Gambling Habit, Prosecutors Say Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. The federal charges carry a maximum prison term of 40 years. Joe Hernandez
World Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow But No Apology For Indigenous School Deaths In Canada Francis urged political and religious officials to work toward "healing and reconciliation," but he did not formally apologize for the church's role in the forced reeducation of 150,000 children. Matthew S. Schwartz
World The Vatican's Space Observatory Wants To See Stars And Faith Align For a long time, the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine, even persecuting Galileo. Now the Vatican looks to promote its observatory as a bridge to science. Sylvia Poggioli
Archbishop Wilton Gregory Says 'Carry On' Work For Racial And Societal Justice Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who will be the first Black American Catholic cardinal, talks about the historic nature of his position, the political issues that inform his work in the church and more. Audie Cornish
World 15-Year-Old Computer Whiz Who Died In 2006 Could Become 1st Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who devoted his last years to the Catholic Church after being diagnosed with leukemia, was beatified at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi on Saturday. Scott Neuman
