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 ...

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 has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role ...

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year ...

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

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...