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

Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas ...

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

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

Pope Francis said he wanted to respond to a "storm of chattering" that had developed around his expansion of synod membership ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic ...

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 on Wednesday opened a global summit of Catholic leaders, which has postponed action on divisive issues such as ...

Those who arrogantly claim to have the exclusive right to hear the voice of the Lord cannot hear it,” Pope Francis said at ...

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

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

The pope’s surprise announcement, made at the end of his homily at Mass in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, comes the morning ...