VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday opens a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives ...

They did not discuss population control during their conversation. The claim originated on a website known to spread misinformation.

When Pope Francis formally elevates 21 cardinals on Saturday, he will have appointed a large majority of the men who will ...

Pope Francis has been taken to a hospital in Rome for intestinal surgery, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday — the latest in a series of recent health issues for the 86-year-old pontiff.

Pope Francis on Saturday hammers home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, saying "those who risk their lives at sea do not invade ...

In a keynote speech to the Clinton Global Initiative Monday, Pope Francis stressed the need to foster a culture of encounter ...

It is important to spread a culture of encounter, a culture of dialogue, a culture of listening and of understanding,” Pope ...

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "alarmist propaganda" surrounding the influx of North African and Middle Eastern migrants ...

Kicking off the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative meeting of leaders in New York City Sept. 18, Pope Francis told former U.S.

Pope Francis and former President Bill Clinton will discuss pressing issues facing the world next week at the annual meeting of the Clinton Foundation’s global humanitarian effort, the Clinton ...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri Archdiocese during a Palm Sunday at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Nyeri County on April 2, 2023. [Mose Sammy, Standard] A section of Catholic ...

It is important to spread a culture of encounter, a culture of dialogue, a culture of listening and of understanding." ...