An Italian priest has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church for saying Pope Francis is not the real pope. Father Natale Santonocito (61), parish priest of the San Cesareo church south-east of ...

The Christian misfits did not lead comfortable lives. For this reason, among others, they tended to make others uncomfortable ...

Speaking to Church communications professionals the pope emphasized the need for a human-centered approach to communication.

Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, said on Jan. 26 that abuse accusations made against him ...

Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II represented. In Catholic theological terms, St. Pope John Paul II and Benedict ...

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

One of this papacy’s more outspoken critics called on the faithful to ‘pray for Pope Francis that he might confirm the Church ...

He had an unblemished record. The others have all been the focus of hot debate and criticism. This is part of what makes Pope ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and named as his successor ...

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

Pope Francis delivered dual messages to Donald Trump on his inauguration as president, urging him to reject "hatred, discrimination or exclusion" and denouncing Trump's migrant deportation plan as ...

Pope Francis received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana.