Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski THE Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, were canonised by Pope Francis on ...

Known for his support of the Traditional Latin Mass, Bishop Rey had also ordained diocesan clerics using the 1962 Roman ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal ... emphasizing the “church of the peripheries.” It was Francis’ third trip to France, each time avoiding Paris and the protocols ...