Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups ...

recalling an incident in 2023 when a woman asked him to bless a dog she referred to as her 'baby' - for which the Pope said: 'I lost my patience and scolded her.' Francis has long been vocal about ...

Pope Francis has repeated his divisive comments that in some countries people prefer having pets to children, a message that has struck a chord with many conservatives around the world.

The Vatican said the encounter lasted more than two hours, and that the pope listened to them and "expressed shame for what they suffered as children". Francis has made addressing abuse by clergy ...

Pope Francis accused both US Presidential hopefuls as being 'against life', describing them as 'one who discards migrants and one who kills children' in a rare voicing of his political views.

Pope Francis at his general audience on Wednesday called pornography a work of the devil and warned Christians to reject this and other temptations accessed through the internet. “Any cellphone ...

Pope Francis repeated his previous critique that many adults in modern civilization are choosing to raise pets instead of children. During his tour of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, CNN reported ...

Pope Francis on Friday said he was "saddened" to learn about a little-known scandal that still troubles Belgium: the "forced ...

A man has been arrested after reports of an attempted child abduction on a train. British Transport Police (BTP) said it ...

Asked to advise Catholic U.S. voters on the choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Pope Francis had harsh words, but ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing ...

Francis, 87, began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent tour last week. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Pope Francis boarded an Australian Royal Air Force C-130 on Sunday and flew over the ...