Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...

Mattingly: It was the kind of quote that, when said by the right person under the right conditions, would inspire bold ...

The biggest drop in favorable attitudes was recorded in the pope's Argentina. A decade ago, 91% of Argentines said that they ...

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

A recent poll found that attitudes toward the pope in six of Latin America's most populous countries are still broadly ...

Pope Francis sees biggest drop in popularity in his native country Argentina in a new poll by the Pew Research Center.

Pope Francis visited Laeken Castle on Friday, where he met with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians. King Philippe ascended the Belgian throne in 2013 and holds the title “Rex ...

Francis, pope since March 2013, now regularly uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain. Earlier this year, he cancelled several appointments over what the Vatican variously described as a cold ...

Pope Francis has led the Catholic Church since March 2013 when he succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, becoming the first Latin American pope. Ken Oliver-Méndez is editor-in-chief of the Catholic News ...

Although Pope Francis talked of the Church now taking decisive action to tackle the issue, critics contend that he could have done much more since his papacy began in 2013. Certainly the Pope has ...

"Pope Francis is visiting a very different society ... Since his election in 2013, Francis has made a point of preferring to travel to what he calls the "peripheries" of the Church - previously ...