Archdiocese of Washington

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a Catholic girls’ high school, has adopted a policy for its alumnae magazine contrary to Catholic Church teaching — a move that has taken the Archdiocese of Washington by surprise.

WASHINGTON — With the past two archbishops of D.C. — Cardinals Donald Wuerl and Theodore McCarrick — at the center of the national discussion on clergy sex abuse, the District’s attorney general is proposing legislation to add clergy to…

In response to recent Catholic Church clergy sex abuse scandals, lawmakers in the District and Virginia say they will soon propose legislation that adds clergy to the list of people mandated by law to report child abuse or neglect.

Two months ago, Cardinal Donald Wuerl stepped down early from his position as archbishop of Washington, faced with a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation that condemned him for his mixed record on handling abusive priests under his…

It’s almost impossible to avoid seeing the impact of the Catholic church on Washington’s skyline. The soaring spires of Georgetown University greet those entering the city from the south or west. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the…

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington has submitted plans for what will be one of, if not the, largest solar arrays in D.C., in an effort to cut its energy costs and fund improvements to its facilities.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said Tuesday that his office has launched an investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the archdiocese of Washington, the latest in a string of state-level law enforcement officials now…

WASHINGTON — A highly-visible deacon at St. Matthew’s Cathedral is adding to the calls on the Archbishop of Washington to resign over the handling of sex abuse allegations. In a letter sent Saturday by James Garcia to Cardinal Donald Wuerl,…

A man scolded the archbishop of Washington in church Sunday morning before storming out as the archbishop asked parishioners to keep Pope Francis in their prayers. Cardinal Donald Wuerl installed a new pastor at Annunciation Catholic Church…

Everyone deserves a second chance. That includes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which has the chance to reconsider its ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can ban the Catholic…

“Our office is reviewing the findings of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report and we will consider taking action if appropriate.”