Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of ...

The Pope has commended the "lives of sacrifice, missionary zeal, and service to the Church" of 14 newly canonized saints.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met privately with Pope Francis on Friday where the two exchanged gifts in what ...

To mark World Food Day on October 16, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of combating food insecurity and ensuring that ...

A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the pope over the weekend in which they urged him to ...

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We know that the Holy Father has expressed that at this time the issue of the female diaconate is not mature and has asked ...

Following the first assembly of the synod on synodality in 2023, Pope Francis set up 10 study groups to reflect more deeply ...

Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada ...

Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said that a commission on women deacons created by Pope Francis in 2020 and led by ...

After meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican earlier this week, former Israeli and Palestinian ministers said they ...

The newly canonized include St. Giuseppe Allamano, a diocesan priest from Italy who founded the Consolata missionary orders, ...