For Inogés, with the Synod of Synodality 'the time has come for the possibility of beginning to give shape to the conciliar ...

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

The Vatican announced it will carry out an apostolic visitation to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, an institution whose ...

I don’t think God would speak to me only through the voice of a priest.'” The young woman’s elders, said Hidalgo, were ...

Angolan Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, the world's oldest cardinal, died Sept. 28 at the age of 99 and was praised by Pope ...

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"Today, words alone do not suffice. We also need concrete steps," De Croo told Francis and an audience of royals, church ...

On Sept. 30, Pope Francis met with a delegation of women at the Vatican who presented voices from the Amazon region and ...

Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies on abortion and ...

Of the 368 participants this time around, 272 are bishops and the rest are a mix of priests, deacons, male and female ...

Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican ...