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 ...

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

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Biblical scholar John Bergsma tells the Register, ‘the Church to this day is still about the ministry of Jubilee.’ ...

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.