Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Pope Francis launched the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Tuesday by asking forgiveness for a host of sins, ...

Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting ...

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on ...

Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

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Prior to beginning the last phase in a synod process that has seen several novelties, including the participation of ...

For Inogés, with the Synod of Synodality 'the time has come for the possibility of beginning to give shape to the conciliar ...

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I don’t think God would speak to me only through the voice of a priest.'” The young woman’s elders, said Hidalgo, were ...

Israeli troops crossed the border for the first time since 2006 in a ground operation targeting Hezbollah. The Israeli military called for evacuations in southern Lebanon. As a Crisis Builds ...