Priest disputes Pope Francis’ legitimacy: laicized. Controversial priest defrocked a second time. Women’s branch of SCV also ...

A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the “fir tree-icide” of ...

Genocide is something else. When a million children are burned to death, then you can talk about genocide,” Edith Bruck said ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic ...

The call for action follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic officials specializing in abuse ...

In a passage of a new book published ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year and released on Sunday, Pope Francis noted that according to some experts, “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a ...

"According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide," Pope Francis said.

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a G20 summit in Rio by launching an alliance to curb world hunger, which he called a "scourge that shames humanity." ...

In a book for the Jubilee 2025, Pope Francis considers whether Israel's war in Gaza meets the legal definition of 'genocide' ...