The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law ...

Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at the Laurentino cemetery, on Rome’s southern outskirts. Ahead of the Mass, he stopped for a silent prayer at the graves of children who were never born, an ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to ... Returning from a trip to Belgium in late September, he called doctors who perform abortions “hitmen.” Earlier in September ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the ...

‘I am so happy’: Pope’s East Timor mass draws 600,000, nearly half the nation Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor drew a record-breaking crowd, highlighting the significance of the pontiff ...

ROME — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to ... Returning from a trip to Belgium in late September, he called doctors who perform abortions “hitmen.” ...

and for the pope to write an encyclical letter on the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It also comes after Francis’ trip to Belgium where he faced strong criticism for the church ...

Expectations for change rose after Francis announced his multiyear “synod ... women were for the first time invited to be voting participants. The pope named a French religious sister, Nathalie ...

Vatican summit avoids discussing women clergy Church leaders, lay people from 110 nations taking part Pope Francis criticised ... to a Catholic university in Belgium, when he defined a woman ...

Pope Francis presides over a ceremony on the occasion ... Returning from a trip to Belgium in late September, he called doctors who perform abortions “hitmen.” Earlier in September, when ...