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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pope Francis’ Aug. 26-29 trip to Luxembourg and Belgium has to rank among the great learning experiences of his pontificate.

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

Nomiki Konst and Robby Soave discuss Pope Francis' rebuke of Israel over its attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.