Pope Francis criticised on Monday what he called the "shameful inability" of the international community to end the war in ...

ROME — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...

At the end of his Gospel reflection, the Pope asked the Virgin Mary to intercede for Christian spouses, noting the upcoming ...

ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of ...

Angelus address, the Holy Father asked couples to reflect on whether their married life is fully open to the gift of children ...

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