Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday, with widespread calls for women to take up ...

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In his letter, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of which the Scriptures speak most ...

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The speech by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trips, ...

In a speech in Brussels on Friday, Pope Francis denounced the sexual abuse of minors by priests as a "disgrace" that the ...

Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda ROME -- Debate was leaning away ...

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Melbourne-based Ukrainian bishop Mykola Bychok will become the first Australian-based cardinal since the death of George Pell ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes ...