This story has been updated with additional information. A former Catholic school coach said he paid for child sexual abuse videos, court records show. Dominic Bellissemo, 31, was charged with five ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by the investigation highlighted in the movie ...

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including ...

A former Catholic school teacher and coach in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was indicted on federal child pornography charges, officials announced on Tuesday. Richard Adamsky, 66, of Warminster, was ...

Like a lot of kids, gay, straight, and in-between, Cade Bradley recalls his middle school years as having been a “socially awkward and confused phase in life." “I had trouble making friends,” recalled ...

James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by the investigation highlighted in the movie “Spotlight,” has died. He was ...

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion's teachings. For Catholics, retention rates tend ...

The Rev. James Talbot is shown in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Boston. (Matt Stone/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) (Matt Stone, Matt Stone/Boston Herald) PORTLAND, Maine – James ...