On Sept. 30, Pope Francis met with a delegation of women at the Vatican who presented voices from the Amazon region and ...

A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had ...

The three-day “apostolic journey” of Pope Francis to Belgium has largely been an occasion for Belgian advocates to call on ...

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Returning from a four-day trip to Luxembourg and Belgium September 29, Pope Francis condemned the immorality of the bombings ...

Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to ...

Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sept 29 capping a ...

"Today, words alone do not suffice. We also need concrete steps," De Croo told Francis and an audience of royals, church ...

During his visit to Belgium, Pope Francis stressed that the bishops should not cover up abuse and should instead help the ...

Of the 368 participants this time around, 272 are bishops and the rest are a mix of priests, deacons, male and female ...

Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies on abortion and ...

Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday with a Mass to beatify a 17th century mystic, after dashing the ...