U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...

The guidelines announced by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) mark a change from views previously expressed by Pope ...

Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in ...

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

Pope Francis s pick as the archbishop of Washington, D C , has made headlines over the years with his views on abortion, LGBT ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy Year "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions ...

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday ... when he said the country should have the courage of the “white flag” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Ukrainian president ...

Hope lives, Francis reminded the faithful on Christmas Eve, as he spoke of the blessed arrival of the Christ Child and the start of the Jubilee. Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus ...

Pope Francis is only opening one "sacred portal" on this year's Christmas Eve, and it is not "the tomb of Lucifer," which does not exist in the Vatican. The other four "portals" will be opened ...

President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for what is expected to be the final international trip of his presidency.Related video ...