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

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 ...

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

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

Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to ...

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

Pope Francis on Thursday began his trip to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe in an effort to ...

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

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

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