Pope Francis received a royal welcome as he arrived in Belgium on Thursday evening. The pontiff appeared in good spirits, ...

It was supposed to be an advisory meeting. It became an expert-led focus group.

Pope Paul VI established the Synod of Bishops in response to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). The advisory body was ...

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic ...

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him ...

Pope Francis on Thursday called on leaders in Luxembourg - a small nation with a thriving economy and the highest density of ...

Pope Francis kicked off a four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium Thursday with an appeal for international diplomacy and ...

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, two days after cancelling meetings over ...

Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called Israeli strikes on Lebanon a "terrible escalation" of the Middle East conflict ...

Among Pope Francis’ activities for the day was a meeting with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and those participating in a ...

Pope Francis canceled all scheduled audiences on Monday due to a "slight flu-like state," the Vatican confirmed. Despite the ...