Delivering a homily in St Peter's Square at the start of the first global gathering of Church leaders, or synod, for four years, the pope said bishops should avoid "human strategies, political ...

Pope Francis underlined that “the primary task of the synod” is to “refocus our gaze on God, to be a Church that looks mercifully at humanity.” ...

In a letter written in July and published on Monday, Pope Francis signaled that he would be open to extending blessings to same-sex unions — but he stopped ...

ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) -Calling himself one of the "humble heirs" of ancient schools of wisdom and quoting the Buddha, Pope Francis on Sunday urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ...

Pope Francis welcomed a group of pilgrims Saturday and told them he would rather stand up but this time around he would have to pay attention to his doctors, who had advised him not to walk.

Cardinal Mario Grech has asked Catholics around the world to pray a blessing and special intercessory prayers for the Synod on Synodality. Cardinal Grech, general secretary of the synod, sent a ...

Five cardinals twice sent requests for doctrinal clarifications to Pope Francis, in July and then in August, linked to the Synod on synodality ...

"Silence, in the ecclesial community, makes fraternal communication possible, where the Holy Spirit draws together points of view," Pope Francis said to members of the synod, Christian leaders and ...

ULAANBAATAR, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up a historic trip to Mongolia which took on international connotations because of his overtures to its neighbour China over freedom ...

Mongolia, with a population of approximately 3.3 million, is renowned for its ancient nomadic civilisations and its founding father, Genghis Khan. But little is it known that nestled within its ...

Calling himself one of the "humble heirs" of ancient schools of wisdom and quoting the Buddha, Pope Francis on Sunday urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism ...