In essence, both suggested that due to irregularities in the 2013 resignation announcement of Pope Benedict XVI, Francis was ...

Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a "Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club" in Rome in an effort to usher in a ...

Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior ...

A Jewish organization in Venice says the manager of a small hotel in northern Italy has refused a reservation made by a couple of Israeli tourists and accused Israeli people of being “responsible for ...

ROME -- Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, ...

A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to ...

The pontiff asked all Church realities, including movements, religious orders, and diocesan churches, to offer any vacant ...

Pope Francis appeared eager as one of his aides ... how can the church, starting with Rome, offer better support? On October 26, Francis immediately endorsed the document, declaring he would ...

ROME (AP) — With Pope Francis a few weeks away from his 88th birthday, the plotting for his successor is well underway at the Vatican. How timely, then, that just across town in Rome ...

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We apologize, but this video has failed to load. At the heart of the conflict is the Bishop of Rome himself, Pope Francis, a saint to some, a servant of the Antichrist to others. Francis has ...

After delivering his withering assessment of the German Church in Rome, Pope Francis voted with his feet and left for Africa. The Pope has spoken of the need for a cultural shift in the Church, away ...