Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

Speaking to Catholic pilgrims from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland on Feb. 3, the pope shared a special message ...

Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights of children — ...

In an opening address, the pope, lamented that throughout the world, children’s rights “are daily trampled upon and ignored.” ...

Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

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Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of ...

It has come as a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a newlywed couple, with three young children ...

Megawati Soekarnoputri, Indonesia's fifth president, is scheduled to hold a special meeting with Pope Francis during the ...

A young Italian couple is going to court in the Vatican tribunal to challenge a new ban ...

The world’s smallest nation has an outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church, and an incredible collection of art ...