Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to be more transparent and aggressive in combatting child sex abuse in the Church during ...

On Sept. 30, Pope Francis met with a delegation of women at the Vatican who presented voices from the Amazon region and ...

The three-day “apostolic journey” of Pope Francis to Belgium has largely been an occasion for Belgian advocates to call on ...

Pope Francis also doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and praised Catholic abuse victims for their conduct.

It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a ...

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Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion ...

Every crisis, including what the Catholic Church can experience when people no longer care about religion or have distanced ...

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"We are community." This is one thing the Pope says to us for the month of October. Pope Francis reminds us of the importance of walking together, making ourselves "co-responsible for the Church's ...

"Today, words alone do not suffice. We also need concrete steps," De Croo told Francis and an audience of royals, church ...

Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...