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

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

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

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

COMMENTARY: The actions that led to the end of the 32-year reign of the leader of Hezbollah have particular relevance in ...

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

The pope’s surprise announcement, made at the end of his homily at Mass in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, comes the morning ...

One South African theologian described “a deep sense of disillusionment that the church, on the one hand, is saying we need ...

Pope Francis said he wanted to respond to a "storm of chattering" that had developed around his expansion of synod membership ...