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ROME — Pope Francis launched the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Tuesday by asking forgiveness for a host of ...

Among Pope Francis’ activities for the day was a meeting with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and those participating in a ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...

During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy.

Pope Francis canceled all scheduled audiences on Monday due to a "slight flu-like state," the Vatican confirmed. Despite the ...

In 2025, Carlo Acutis will officially become the first millennial saint. But will he help the Catholic Church reach a younger ...

Pope Francis’ state visit is also the first papal visit to Singapore ... were provided by Church-run health care institutions ...

Pope Francis is broadly popular in much of Latin America and the U.S., but favorability has fallen in the Latin American ...

Pope Francis landed at Singapore Changi Airport on Sep. 11. at 2:51pm, the first time a pope has visited the country in 38 ...

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native Argentina has plunged by almost 30 percentage points ...

Pope Francis' state visit is also the first papal ... Church-run health care institutions," he wrote on the Vatican News website. The church supports 395,000 Catholics in Singapore with its ...