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

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

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 has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality ...

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

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

In fact, American Catholics and non-Catholics alike should simply ignore Pope Francis’s off-the-cuff, ignorant and irrelevant comments about the American presidential election. He should butt ...

Pope Francis believes American voters must choose “the lesser of two evils” when it comes to picking between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this November. When asked ...

Pope Francis on Friday urged Catholic voters to "choose the lesser evil" between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The pope criticized Harris’ support of abortion rights ...

Pope Francis weighed in on the U.S. presidential election during a news conference Friday, saying Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are “against life,” pointing to their stances on immigration ...