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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...