Pope Francis is just a few weeks away from his 88th birthday, and plotting for his successor is well underway at the Vatican. Meanwhile, just across town in Rome, 'Conclave' a thriller filled with ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ yearslong ... of the church must now become louder and more vigorous than ever in advocating for reform,” said Francis DeBernardo, executive director ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis' yearslong process ... of the church must now become louder and more vigorous than ever in advocating for reform,'' said Francis DeBernardo, executive director ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity ... that is no different than a man's.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the ...

Pope Francis meets with other delegates of the Synod on ... law to ratify the final document of a Synod of Bishops, giving more power to the assembly’s “guidelines” — something that ...

The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said. Marking the 250th ...

Comedian and actor Ardal O'Hanlon has said that he thought his invite to meet Pope Francis in Rome earlier ... it was real and it was much bigger than we suspected, I heard you were going, Patrick ...

The letter, known as an encyclical, was Francis’ fourth in his 11 years as pope. Titled “He Loved Us,” the missive is less political than his groundbreaking 2015 encyclical, in which he ...