Pope Francis

In this image made available by Vatican Media, Pope Francis sits for lunch in the home of a cousin, Carla Rabezzana, right, in the town of Portacomaro, about 10 kilometers (six miles) east of Asti, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Rabezzana told local media that she and the pope…

German bishop Georg Baetzing spoke at the end of a week of talks between Pope Francis and Vatican officials on one side, and Germany’s bishops on the other They centred on a controversial German progressive movement to give lay Catholics a say on some doctrinal matters, which has alarmed Catholic…

In this file photo, Bishop Howard Hubbard swings incense during an Ash Wednesday communion service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Feb. 25, 2004, in Albany, N.Y. Jim McKnight/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim McKnight/AP In this file photo, Bishop Howard Hubbard swings incense during an Ash Wednesday…

Conservative Roman Catholic bishops claimed the top spots in the church’s just-concluded U.S. leadership conference, angering moderates in the church but bolstering those seen as skeptical of the liberal reform agenda of Pope Francis. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, or USCCB, met for its fall session this week in…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ate lunch with hundreds of refugees, poor and homeless people on Sunday as he called for a renewed commitment to helping society’s weakest and denounced the “sirens of populism” that drown out their cries for help. Francis celebrated the Catholic Church’s World Day of the…

By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Posted: 4:25 AM CST Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 Last Modified: 2:20 PM CST Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 Print Email Save to Read Later ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ate lunch with hundreds of refugees, poor and homeless people on Sunday as he called for…

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations a month…

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a “crime” on Sunday and said the fight for women’s rights, equality and opportunity must continue for the good of society. “How is it that today in the world we cannot stop the tragedy of infibulation of young girls?”…

Pope Francis concluded his historic tour of Bahrain on Sunday when his plane departed the gulf nation shortly after 2pm. On his final day he met members of the vibrant Catholic community that calls it home. It was the wish of a lifetime for many to meet the head of…

By PHILIP PULLELLA, Reuters Published November 6, 2022 5:54pm MANAMA, Bahrain — Pope Francis wound up his trip to Bahrain on Sunday by visiting the oldest Catholic church in the Gulf, telling bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the majority-Muslim area. The…