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 ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the starting gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to continue his progressive reforms against a small but powerful ...

Francis' headlining changes were a softening of the Church's stance on homosexuality and contraception, an openness to women carrying out leadership positions within the church, and a rejection of ...

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 ...

SUBIC, ZAMBALES, Philippines —For 41-year-old boat skipper Jonathan Robaro, each fishing expedition into the West Philippine Sea is a gamble against shadows. Not of storms, but of ships bearing ...

"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 ...

ZAMBALES— Millennial senatorial candidate Camille Villar barnstormed Zambales on Monday, swinging by Castillejos, Iba, Olongapo and key towns here. In her meeting with various sectors from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

A church has been destroyed in a large fire in County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. Five units of the fire service and gardaí (Irish police) attended the blaze at St Mary's Church in ...