ROME: Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at ...

The papers were burned without having even been opened and a new fifth ballot called. Also read: Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by havoc caused by LA wildfires, expresses ‘spiritual closeness ...

Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday ... “My prayerful hope for this new year is that ...

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the ... church more than a decade after he was provincial of the order in Argentina. The period is mentioned only in passing ...

Pope Francis’s autobiographical meditations open ... by both the politics of modern Italy and the experience of making a life in a new environment on the other side of the world, is vivid and ...

Functionally, there is no difference between the US's Medal of Freedom and the Order of Lenin awards handed out by the old ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Pope Francis has declared a sort of holy war on the Mafia. And it's not unreasonable to believe that the Mafia may fight back. On Saturday, the pope traveled to Calabria, the heartland of one of ...

Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, ...

He mentioned especially “parents, educators and teachers,” “healthcare workers,” “the forces of order ... new world where peace and justice reign.” “The hope born this night,” the ...