The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

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The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor’s independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that ...

Pope Francis is “popular among Catholics here, but may also be [seen as] influential among the general public, which sees him ...

Catholics in the U.S. don’t vote as a bloc, and in this election cycle there has been considerable debate about whom ...

Pope Francis called on the world's Catholic cardinals, many of whom live in Rome and lead Vatican offices, to pursue a "zero ...

Pope Francis and the Catholic Church on plans for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, ...

In the field of Catholic moral theology and theological ethics, Pope Francis’s vision has been slower to take root because, ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes ...

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is a traditionalist group that is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a ...

Given that his own vocation came through an experience of God’s mercy, Pope Francis chose his motto, “Miserando atque ...