Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Questioned in Belgium on the role of women in the Church and society, Pope Francis tried to respond with kindness. But ...

Pope Francis’ Aug. 26-29 trip to Luxembourg and Belgium has to rank among the great learning experiences of his pontificate.

Kicking off the next phase of a closely-watched Vatican reform synod on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged delegates to focus on ...

The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...

Pope Francis said he wanted to respond to a "storm of chattering" that had developed around his expansion of synod membership ...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the second session ...

ROME — Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday with widespread calls for women to ...

Hoo, who attends La Placita Church near downtown LA, was also part of the IAF group that first met with Francis in October ...

The working assembly included cardinals, bishops, priests, and laypeople, including more than 50 women with voting rights.

Pope Francis presided over an opening Mass in St. Peter's Square with the 368 bishops and laypeople who will meet behind ...