During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy. By Jenny Gross and Emma Bubola Jenny Gross reported from Brussels, and Emma Bubola ...

Pope Francis promised Saturday to "offer all the help we can" to aid clergy sexual abuse victims, after a group of Belgian survivors told him first-hand of the trauma that had shattered their ...

But most of the hottest issues have been assigned to study groups that will make final reports to Francis, who is 87, only next June. The assembly, known as a synod, drew fierce criticism from ...

Pope Francis criticized military attacks that go "beyond morality" after he was asked about Israel's recent escalation of attacks in Lebanon that targeted top Hezbollah commanders. Francis made ...

Pope Francis was asked on Sunday about the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, and in response criticized military attacks that ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing ...

Pope Francis Criticised by Belgian Catholic University, Moments After Visiting By Joshua McElwee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was sharply criticised on Saturday by one of Belgium's Catholic ...

BRUSSELS (CNS) -- 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 exposed. “There is room for everyone in the church ...

On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Catholic Church must first acknowledge its sins and ask for forgiveness before it can be credible ...

Pope Francis expressed hope for “reconciled differences” between Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians during his Wednesday general audience, reflecting on the centuries-old ...

By Sarah Bahr Francis Ford Coppola waged war with studio heads throughout the making of “The Godfather.” Production on his 1979 Vietnam War epic, “Apocalypse Now,” was so troubled ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Ukrainian president is traveling through Europe in search of financial and political support for his 'victory plan.' VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...