The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law ...

Earlier the pope visited the tomb of Belgium's King Baudouin who in 1990 famously refused to sign a law lifting penalties against abortion, citing personal convictions. Francis described the ...

Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday to ... Returning from a trip to Belgium in late September, he called doctors who perform abortions “hitmen.” Earlier in September ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the ...

‘I am so happy’: Pope’s East Timor mass draws 600,000, nearly half the nation Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor drew a record-breaking crowd, highlighting the significance of the pontiff ...

This month, as we remember our war dead, I also recall the animals killed in war. Here in London, near Hyde Park, we have a ...

and for the pope to write an encyclical letter on the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It also comes after Francis’ trip to Belgium where he faced strong criticism for the church ...

Nasr, the long-time chief executive of the $500 billion NEOM mega-project at the heart of Saudi Arabia's drive to diversify ...