Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for ...

Pope Francis on March 25 made permanent his 2019 experimental law on clergy sex abuse and expanded the law to include lay ...

The Catholic Church is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis's pontificate. The pontiff – who began his papacy on March 13 2013 – did not make much spectacle of the papal milestone ...

Some say the Jesuit pope causes confusion because of his unpredictability, but he is actually consistent and predictable when ...

Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.

Anyone can read what you share. By Jason Horowitz ROME — Pope Francis once envisioned serving only a few years as pontiff. On Monday, he commemorated his 10th anniversary as leader of the world ...

Pope Francis marked 10 years as pope Monday, capping a decade of tumult for the Catholic Church that has seen Francis aggressively fill the ranks of the group charged with electing his successor ...

ROME — Pope Francis said that NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — and said he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow. In an interview ...

Pope Francis spoke out against gender theory in a recent interview, echoing his past comments expressing disapproval of transgender ideology. “Gender ideology, today, is one of the most ...

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is elected pope. He takes the papal name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi and proclaims from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Let us begin this ...

Pope Francis wants to go to Moscow and Kyiv to try and end Russia’s war on Ukraine. In an interview with Reuters published on Monday, the pontiff said there has been contact between Vatican Secretary ...