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

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

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo criticized Pope Francis for comments the pope made on abortion last week when he was ...

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

Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

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

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

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

King Baudouin of the Belgians was known as a devout Catholic monarch who was uncompromising in his Catholics ideals. This led ...

One South African theologian described “a deep sense of disillusionment that the church, on the one hand, is saying we need ...

During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy.

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...