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 ...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo raised a “red flag” about the pope’s announcement in Belgium about opening the beatification cause ...

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

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Earlier the pope visited the tomb of Belgium's King Baudouin who in 1990 famously refused to sign a law lifting penalties against abortion, citing personal convictions. Francis described the ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

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

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping ...