Francis has sought to normalize the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp while still wielding the awesome ...

I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be ...

Catholic theologians and other experts discussed the impact of Pope Francis' pontificate on issues, particularly migration, ...

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the English ...

A newly released memo alludes to eyebrow-raising but unspecified actions by the agency’s former director, who was Catholic.

Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

The Holy Father made his first pastoral visit outside of Rome to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which served to provide ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history — as he received increasingly positive medical news on his ...

Working from the hospital, Pope Francis has approved a three-year implementation and evaluation process for his reform ...

As Catholics choose sides, their ears are often attuned to those who reflect their views while shutting out the voices of ...