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A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had ...

VATICAN— The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day — which will be in Seoul, South ...

St. Jerome is known for his Biblical translations and commentaries. The Jerome Biblical Commentary, probably the most ...

"Today, words alone do not suffice. We also need concrete steps," De Croo told Francis and an audience of royals, church ...

On Sept. 30, Pope Francis met with a delegation of women at the Vatican who presented voices from the Amazon region and ...

Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies on abortion and ...

The three-day “apostolic journey” of Pope Francis to Belgium has largely been an occasion for Belgian advocates to call on ...

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, the largest traditionalist institute, announced September 27 that the Vatican has ...

Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday that capped a ...

Of the 368 participants this time around, 272 are bishops and the rest are a mix of priests, deacons, male and female ...

Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight news conference coming home ...