Catholics

Surveys by the Pew Research Center find the Catholic population in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade. The surveys also show a growing percentage of Latin American adults identify as religiously unaffiliated. Catholicism remains the dominant religion in the region. But the exodus from the church continues.

In Venezuela, Catholic and evangelical leaders are appealing for calm, while many in the diaspora welcome the change. Miami's Catholic archbishop says there is anxiety about the future but believes the church can help the country move forward.

Cubans are often divided on many issues. One religious icon unites them: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions; by Cubans on the island, emigrants and those in exile.

Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow.

The Vatican opened a file on the disappearance of a teenage girl months after a new Netflix documentary aired on the case and weeks after her family asked the Italian Parliament to take up the cause.

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

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Roman Catholic abortion rights opponents say they'll push now to get a complete ban in Florida. But U.S. polls indicate pro-choice Catholics still outnumber them.

From the balcony of a tenth-floor window, the 84-year-old pope gave a blessing and spoke of the importance of free and accessible health care.

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President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

Bishops from the Amazon region had sought the changes to address a shortage of clergy. But some Roman Catholic conservatives warned that enacting them would lead to the end of clerical celibacy rules.