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 ...

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

As a child, Laurence Gien was abused by a priest in South Africa. Decades later, he became the first survivor to recount his ...

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

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 pope asked God to help participants “live the days that lie ahead in a spirit of listening, mutual care and humility.” ...

The Vatican bank has fired two employees on the grounds that their recent wedding violates a new ban on workplace marriages.

IAF, a local nonprofit affiliated with the national Industrial Areas Foundation. In fact, at least one LA-based community ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a global summit of Catholic leaders, which has postponed action on divisive issues such as ...