VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not ...

Kicking off the next phase of a closely-watched Vatican reform synod on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged delegates to focus on ...

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Last year in September, it seemed to many US Catholics that the church might be on the precipice of profound ...

Members of the Synod of Bishops must engage in genuine dialogue with those holding differing views, avoid pushing personal ...

The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends ...

Pope Francis’ big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first ...

Pope Francis looks down as he leads holy mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 8, ...

The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...

Pope Francis inaugurated a global Catholic summit, urging delegates to prioritize unity over individual agendas. At a Mass in ...

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