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

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

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 has called for higher taxes for billionaires, saying it is often the wealthiest members of society who oppose ...

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 has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing ...

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' 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 ...