Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

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

Pope Francis is currently recovering after the ... The spokesperson further shared that the religious leader had not broken his right arm. However, his physician put him in a sling as a precaution.

ROME— Pope Francis on Monday ... for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the ...

‘Netanyahu is the problem, not the Jews’ Seyyed Abolhasan Navab, founder of Iran’s University of Religions and Denominations, was also present during the meeting with Pope Francis. In his remarks to ...

Pope Francis has named for the first time a woman, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head a dicastery of the Roman Curia, continuing to add to the number of women in leadership roles at the Vatican ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he ...

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

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday ... all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the ...