Pope Francis urged participants to avoid seeking to impose agendas or defend their positions on the matter.

Pope Francis launched fresh consultations Wednesday on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces pressure over the ...

Pope Francis’ big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda.

Pope Francis presided over an opening Mass in St. Peter's Square with the 368 bishops and laypeople who will meet behind ...

ROME — Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday with widespread calls for women to ...

The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends ...

Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first ...

Questioned in Belgium on the role of women in the Church and society, Pope Francis tried to respond with kindness. But ...

Pope Francis looks down as he leads holy mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 8, ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not ...

The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...