The leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls on his followers to abstain from a lot. Pope Francis’ latest request: stop ...

Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. The apparent contradiction between what the ...

Reflecting on the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Holy Father said people can learn from the righteous St. Joseph, who was always ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Speaking to Church communications professionals the pope emphasized the need for a human-centered approach to communication.

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up ...

A local pastor is among five Roman Catholic priests who were appointed by Pope Francis as new auxiliary bishops for the ...

In a divinely inspired way, it will be celebrated this year on the same day, as is appropriate for this ecumenical ...

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued ...

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the eighth Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, on Monday, ...

Pope Francis has named Indian Cardinal George J. Koovakad to be the new prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.

"This is exactly what the Pope does not do." Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, has recently been more outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Palestinian ...