In remarks referring to world governing bodies, Pope Francis calls for a new global "procedure for decision making", adding the process "put in place several decades ago is not sufficient nor does ...

In “a note of accompaniment” to the final document, the pope made clear that Catholic bishops throughout the world are to ...

Catholic voters swung behind Donald Trump in the election. But his and Pope Francis’ visions couldn’t be further apart on ...

The U.S. Secretary of State met with Pope Francis on Wednesday morning to talk about the Mideast and Ukraine among other ...

Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a new crime in ...

Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated ... not of a powerful man of this world." Since his election in 2013, Francis has consistently ...

Ravelli told L’Osservatore Romano that the new reform simplifies the funeral rites, including eliminating the requirement that the pope ... this world.” Since his 2013 election, Francis ...

Pope Francis ... world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times ...