"The Lord summons us out of the small places in which we have taken refuge and in which we have imprisoned others." ...

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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 ...

Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion, and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests ...

Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to be more transparent and aggressive in combatting child sex abuse in the Church during ...

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

Pope Francis appoints new bishop for Gumaca diocesePope Francis has appointed a Cebuano priest as the new bishop of the ...

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 ...

Every crisis, including what the Catholic Church can experience when people no longer care about religion or have distanced ...

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 ...

The Royal Australian Air Force gave Pope Francis a lift using its C130 Hercules military aircraft in order to reach remote areas in Papua New Guinea ...