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

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

Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

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Pope Francis slammed on Sunday Israel’s aggression on Gaza and Lebanon as “immoral” and “disproportionate,” stressing that ...

For Inogés, with the Synod of Synodality 'the time has come for the possibility of beginning to give shape to the conciliar ...

It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a ...

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On September 29, former President Donald Trump shared a prayer to Saint Michael on X, targeting a specific segment of the ...

Pope Francis has warned against today's prevailing ideas of beauty, which he says are "more connected to hedonistic, ...

The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is a society of apostolic life of pontifical right whose priests 'work together for a ...

Angolan Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, the world's oldest cardinal, died Sept. 28 at the age of 99 and was praised by Pope ...