The pope married various couples that would not have been married by the Church previously like couples living together, couples with children out of wedlock and divorced couples.
Three relatives of Pope Francis died in a car crash Tuesday after the pontiff's nephew hit a truck carrying corn while driving along a provincial highway in Argentina.
The pope will visit South Korea for five days for a series of celebrations and public appearances. Pope Francis is currently visiting the Asian country as part of Asian Youth Day as well as to recognize the growing number of Catholics in South Korea and Asia in general.
This Sunday 500 Yazidis killed and 300 kidnapped into slavery by ISIL. Iraq's human rights minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced Sunday that at least 500 Yazidis been killed and about 300 had been kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL.
The possibility of Pope Francis visiting the United States is closer to becoming a reality. The Argentine pope may visit the City of Brotherly Love this coming year.
Pontiff steps in as U.S. immigration crisis approached boiling point. Speaking on Monday at a Vatican conference in Mexico City, Pope Francis said that thousands of unaccompanied child migrants should "be welcomed and protected" when they come to the U.
Pope Francis has been quoted as estimating the number of pedophiles in the Catholic clergy to be around 2 percent, but the accuracy of the report is being debated.
Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis begged six victims of clerical sexual abuse for forgiveness Monday and promised to hold bishops who hid the sex scandals accountable for their "grave sins."
Pope Francis wants you to take Sundays off, whether you're Catholic or not. Pope Francis wants you to take Sundays off, whether you're Catholic or not.
Since Pope Francis was elected to the papacy in March 2013, he has voiced strong support for protecting Earth's environment and especially preserving the rain forests in his homeland, South America.
Elton John hopes to see a change in the Catholic Church. If Jesus was alive today, he would have supported gay marriage. At least, Elton John believes he would have.
Pope Francis on Saturday denounced and excommunicated from the Catholic Church all mobsters after his one-day visit to the Calabria region, where a 3-year-old boy was shot dead during a shootout in January.
Pope Francis has called for Christians to come together to end torture. Pope Francis is taking a public stance against torture. He told an audience in St.
Pope Francis has decided to reject the world renowned bulletproof "Popemobile" with the reasoning that it prevents him from interacting with the people. This is both a revelation as well as a security nightmare for Pope Francis' protective services.
