While in Belgium, Pope Francis will have to face a backlash against local church authorities amid child abuse scandals. The ...

During the meeting, the pope also venerated a statue of Our Lady of Luxembourg, also referred to as "Comforter of the ...

By Marge-Marie Paas The Holy Father has elevated the Apostolic Administration of Estonia to a diocese, and appointed Bishop ...

Pope Francis arrives flanked by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium, at Melsbroek air base in ...

Pope Francis and Archbishop of Luxembourg, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, right, tour Place de Metz in Luxembourg on the ...

Animated by a spirit of service, mission and joy, the Catholic Church must be welcoming toward everyone, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native Argentina has plunged by almost 30 percentage points in a ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in an interview with Vatican Media said Europe “greatly needs” to rediscover its Christian roots and ...

Estonia, known as 'Maarjamaa' or 'Land of Mary,' has retained this name despite its predominantly Lutheran history.

“The spirit of the Gospel is a spirit of welcoming, of openness to everyone; it does not admit any kind of exclusion,” the ...

Pope Francis on Thursday lamented the emergence of new "rifts and enmities" in Europe, during a visit to Luxembourg, the ...

Before flying to the neighboring country of Belgium on the afternoon of Sept. 26, the 87-year-old pope spent one day visiting ...