The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Pope Francis declared in a papal address that "fake news" has been a major cause of societal unrest that has led to the assassination attempts on President-elect Trump.

Desperate to impoverish himself, he tries to donate a large amount of his father’s money to a local church; the priest, ...

Pope Francis has marked another milestone in his pontificate by appointing, for the first time in the history of the Catholic ...