A group from the Beigang Chaotian Temple in Taiwan has presented a gold statue of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican, hoping the effigy will serve as a bridge between ...

A recent poll found that attitudes toward the pope in six of Latin America's most populous countries are still broadly positive everywhere but in Argentina.

Pope Francis is expected to meet Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the ...

Pope Francis called for Europe to be a beacon of peace in war and a welcome home for migrants and refugees as he arrived in ...

Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading ...

An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis' trip to ...

Among the parade of priests and nuns who stroll in and around Vatican City, there is a special breed of journalist who is tasked with explaining the pope and the Roman curia to the world. These are Va ...

The relentlessly hot weather this past summer was unmerciful to millions of people around the world. Migrants travel long and dangerous distances, yearning to escape unforgiving famine, leaving ...

Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican ...

The Vatican expelled 10 members from Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in Peru, after investigators reported ...

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

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