During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

The skeletons, along with an ancient church, were found on the school’s City Campus property, which was acquired by the university in 2021. The University of Gloucestershire announced the ...

As pontiff, Francis, who died Monday at age 88, sought to bring the Church closer to the people, stating early in his papacy that he wanted to have a poorer Church "for the poor." He was known for ...

"Heresies and other errors have in consequence spread through the Church," the four bishops wrote. Francis set out to reshape how the church operates, but not what it teaches. “Amoris Laetitia ...

In present-day suburban Cincinnati, Christ Church Glendale is following suit and celebrating Christ's resurrection on Easter, just like it has for the past 156 years in the small village of just ...

He was seen by many as progressive to some degree, but it's fair to say that even many liberals were disappointed that he didn't break from previous stances of the church on things like abortion ...