Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It's one of the most ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

For many of us who slipped away from the Church, Pope Francis represented the kindness we were always looking for and still ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

The Vatican said in a statement later Monday that Francis died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible ...

A journalist and Conservative commentator has caused a stir online for her views on female priests or bishops, advising ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

A Catholic nun and theologian has praised Pope Francis for placing women in decision-making positions within the Church but ...

The second woman alleges the priest had on three occasions sexually assaulted her by taking her hand during private prayer sessions at his home and placing them near his groin. Opening at Wood ...

Priest dumped body in manhole behind Maisamma temple where he worked A temple priest has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a 30-year-old woman in India. IANS Hyderabad: A court in ...