Pope Francis on March 25 made permanent his 2019 experimental law on clergy sex abuse, which was established to hold bishops ...

Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organizations. Lay leaders ...

Pope Francis updated the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse decree, which was originally put forth in 2019 to stop abuse caused ...

Disney will release a documentary in April in which Pope Francis answers social questions on gender, sexuality, and abortion ...

Some say the Jesuit pope causes confusion because of his unpredictability, but he is actually consistent and predictable when ...

The Catholic Church is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis's pontificate. The pontiff – who began his papacy on March 13 2013 – did not make much spectacle of the papal milestone ...

Shot in Rome and directed by left-leaning Spanish filmmakers Jordi Évole and Marius Sanchez, the documentary is entirely in ...

Pope Francis has spoken with a unique voice on the dignity of human life over the 10 years of his papacy, providing a distinctive framework that connects grave evils like abortion with society’s ...

For insight into how Pope Francis is viewed among those with different faiths, or none, NCR invited the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, an atheist, a Muslim scholar and a rabbi to ...

Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.

ROME — Pope Francis said that NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — and said he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow. In an interview ...

Disney will release a new documentary April 5 titled “The Pope Answers,” airing an extended conversation between Pope Francis ...