Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

Everyone, in conscience, (has to) think and do this.” REUTERS The pope called immigration “a right,” citing Bible passages that call orphans, widows and foreigners three kinds of people that ...

It was a far different atmosphere than when the last pope visited. St. John Paul II came in 1989, when Timor was still an occupied part of Indonesia and fighting for its freedom. As many as ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge ... Appalling revelations of clerical sexual abuse have emerged in Belgium over the last 30 years including the case of a former bishop ...

It is grave," the pope said. Francis said immigration was a right that dates back to biblical times, and noted that it was repeated in the Old Testament of the Bible that the people of Israel had ...

The pope has frequently advocated for migrants and recently angered Trump supporters when he said during a speech last month that ... it's a sin to not follow the Bible's words about welcoming ...

Pope Francis held mass and made a plea for migrant workers to be paid fairly as he visited the affluent city-state of Singapore Thursday on the last stop of his marathon Asia-Pacific tour.

It was a far different atmosphere than when the last pope visited. St. John Paul II came in 1989, when Timor was still an occupied part of Indonesia and fighting for its freedom. After Timorese ...

By Emma Bubola Emma Bubola followed Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Over the last couple of weeks, Pope Francis hoisted himself up on sore legs dozens of times.