Catholic Church

Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly called on Pope Francis Saturday to open the priesthood to married men…

A first meeting between Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders will take place on Sunday, the United Nations said, after Lenin…

An idea to fill empty pulpits in remote locations by allowing married men to become priests is bitterly dividing a…

Pope Francis opened a synod Sunday to champion the Amazon’s poverty-stricken and isolated indigenous communities by condemning the destructive “interests”…

Pope Francis on Saturday made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from “excessive deforestation”,…

Pope Francis on Friday told tens of thousands of faithful at a packed stadium not to resort to “vengeance” as…

Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique on Wednesday at the start of a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean African countries hard…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…

A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time…

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell lost his appeal against child sex abuse convictions Wednesday, prompting relief from victims who fought to…