Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships. For the sole representative of the Vatican ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

In the weeks following the conclusion of the synod on synodality, Europe's bishops have been pondering its practical ...

On UNICEF’s World Children’s Day, we reflect on the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which promised protection ...

Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at the Laurentino cemetery, on Rome’s southern outskirts. Ahead of the Mass, he stopped for a silent prayer at the graves of children who were never born, an ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the ...

The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law ...

‘I am so happy’: Pope’s East Timor mass draws 600,000, nearly half the nation Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor drew a record-breaking crowd, highlighting the significance of the pontiff ...

and for the pope to write an encyclical letter on the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It also comes after Francis’ trip to Belgium where he faced strong criticism for the church ...

Expectations for change rose after Francis announced his multiyear “synod ... women were for the first time invited to be voting participants. The pope named a French religious sister, Nathalie ...