The Vatican has confirmed the heartbreaking news that has shaken the world, sparking a wave of tributes and expressions of ...

Just yesterday, Pope Francis began a love affair with nearly every demographic of Americans previously alienated by the Catholic church when he asked for the religious right to step off a bit from ...

Pope Francis says the Catholic Church has become "obsessed" with abortion, gay marriage, and contraception, and it needs to get over it. "It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time," ...

To read about TIME’s choice in Spanish and Portuguese, click below. EL ELEGIDO: El Papa Francisco es la Persona del Año 2013 de TIME A Escolha: O Papa Francisco é a Personalidade do Ano eleita pela ...

To read about TIME’s choice in Spanish and Portuguese, click below. EL ELEGIDO: El Papa Francisco es la Persona del Año 2013 de TIME A Escolha: O Papa Francisco é a Personalidade do Ano eleita pela ...

The secretive process will see Catholic cardinals vote on who will become the new pope and take the reins of the 1.39 billion-strong Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has signaled a softening towards LGBT+ rights with his comments that same-sex couples should be protected by ...

The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions, disappointing LGBT+ Catholics who had hoped that the ...

In a Mass commemorating all those who are deceased, Pope Leo XIV said their memory carries hope for eternal life and is a ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a planned Holy Year ...