Pope Francis on March 25 made permanent his 2019 experimental law on clergy sex abuse, which was established to hold bishops ...

As the Catholic Church works to address its sexual abuse problems, some remain convinced that recent changes don’t go far ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis is marking the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday. During that decade ...