Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued ...

The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next ...

Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following ...

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

Our first Jesuit pope, Francis, resumed the reforms of the Second Vatican Council by challenging the church to go outside our ...

Pope Francis has been a vocal advocate for migrant rights, criticising restrictive immigration policies. "If true, this will ...

Through the centuries it walks with us and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, it is at work in history,” Pope Francis said.

More than 3,000 Italians participated in the survey carried out in January, expressing their opinion on the challenges facing ...

Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the ...

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

In this area’s matrilineal culture, women have taken on new responsibilities in Catholic churches in the region, acting as ...