Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex unions in a newly public response to cardinals who questioned the pope's affirmation of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church. In the ...
(THE CONVERSATION) On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s governance structure – each new ...
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the new head of the Vatican’s doctrine office, sharply criticized the five cardinals.
Pope Francis welcomed a group of pilgrims Saturday and told them he would rather stand up but this time around he would have to pay attention to his doctors, who had advised him not to walk.
Pope Francis has revealed he is open to Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, as he reaffirmed the Church's ban on women priests, in answers to critical questions ahead of a major Vatican meeting ...
Pope Francis told the college of cardinals that it is called “to resemble a symphony orchestra, representing the harmony and synodality of the church.” ...
Pope Francis on Saturday hammers home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, saying "those who risk their lives at sea do not invade ...
Pope Francis today hinted that he may soon halt travelling abroad as the 86-year-old pontiff admitted it 'is not as easy as it was' when he took office a decade ago. 'I'll tell you the truth ...
Pope Francis opens the Synod of Bishops' general assembly in Rome Wednesday, which in a historic first gives women a vote, after a vast global consultation on the future Catholic Church.
The announcement that Pope Francis will meet with Kirill, Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow, in Cuba on February 12 is, paradoxically, both a Big Deal and something that ought to have become ...
Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on Sept. 13, 2023. To receive these remarks and more in your inbox every week, sign up for America’s daily newsletter.
Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Roman Catholic communities. It’s the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian ...
