Archbishop Jaime Spengler again indicated he is open to ordaining married men, so-called “viri probati,” to serve as priests — a subject debated at the Amazon synod.

Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...

Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...

Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda ROME -- Debate was leaning away ...

Pope Francis’ big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

The secular contrast between “liberal” and “conservative” doesn’t work inside the Catholic Church, at least in its most ...

Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...

On Saturday, a Catholic university where Francis held a meeting “deplored ... Father Reese, the church analyst, compared the pope to “a grandfather at a Thanksgiving dinner.” ...

In this episode of "Inside the Vatican," Gerry and Colleen discuss the most newsworthy moments from Pope Francis’ visit to ...

The Catholic University of Louvain ... and saying women must have greater decision-making roles in the church. Pope Francis attends a meeting with bishops, deacons, and religious people in ...