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

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 ...

Father Samuele Sangalli has a license in philosophy and also studied educational sciences, which he has put to use as president of the Sinderesi Foundation.

Pope Francis slammed on Sunday Israel’s aggression on Gaza and Lebanon as “immoral” and “disproportionate,” stressing that ...

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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 ...

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

On September 29, former President Donald Trump shared a prayer to Saint Michael on X, targeting a specific segment of the ...

Pope Francis has warned against today's prevailing ideas of beauty, which he says are "more connected to hedonistic, ...

A new report details the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to “exert total control” over the Catholic Church and other ...

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