As Pope Francis likes to say, reality is more important than ideas, so examining legitimate diversity among the churches will ...

An estimated 600,000 people packed a seaside park in East Timor for Pope Francis' Mass — a figure nearing half of the small ...

Pope Francis presided over an open-air mass in Brussels on Sunday, capping a three-day visit to Belgium that grappled with ...

Chemist, author, and Roman Catholic theologian Michelle Francl-Donnay writes that it takes “a gritty grace” to embrace hope ...

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 ...

By HELENA ALVES, NICOLE WINFIELD and NINIEK KARMINI TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of ...

Local authorities estimate that a crowd of 600,000 gathered for the pope’s Mass, the Vatican told reporters ... He is the ...

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

The former doctrine head and synod delegate criticized the Pope’s signature initiative just days before its final session starts on Oct. 2.

At the Catholic University of Leuven, Pope Francis heard pleas for women's ordination, welcome to LGBTQ people and a deeper ...

After events in Luxembourg today, the Pope’s four-day trip will continue in Belgium, where he will visit three cities to mark ...

Officials have identified the remains of a Washburn soldier killed during World War II.