Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

The Vatican expelled 10 members from Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in Peru, after investigators reported ...

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic ...

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

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It was supposed to be an advisory meeting. It became an expert-led focus group.

Pope Francis has called for the liberation of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offering Vatican territory ...

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him ...

The month-long summit is likely to defer any decision on divisive issues until 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Paul VI established the Synod of Bishops in response to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). The advisory body was ...