Pope Francis stated this week that Donald Trump's proposal of building a wall along the US-Mexico border to address illegal immigration is "not Christian."
The Vatican has dispelled rumors that the Pope will be acting in his film debut. Hot on the heels of an announcement that the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is set to make his feature film debut, the Vatican has issued a statement dispelling the rumors.
In an attempt to focus on the plight of Latino migrants heading to the U.S., Pope Francis will end his upcoming trip to Mexico with by conducting Mass at the fairgrounds in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, a popular border crossing point.
The Vatican on Wednesday strongly denied and condemned a report that Pope Francis, the head of the world's more than 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, was suffering from brain cancer.
Pope Francis' meeting with Kim Davis should not be misinterpreted as a papal endorsement of the Kentucky county clerk's refusal to apply the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Holy See insisted on Friday.
Jozef Wesolowski, the 66-year-old former Vatican ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been charged with sexually abusing young boys in the Caribbean country as well as having child pornography on his computer.
Taking unprecedented action regarding the catholic church’s past struggles with charges of child molestation, Pope Francis has just announced the creation of a tribunal listen to cases of bishops who have been accused of covering up pedophile acts conducted by priests.
President Barack Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House on Sept. 23, the administration confirmed on Thursday. The leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics will become the third pontiff to visit the executive mansion.
Opting not to have children is "a selfish choice," Pope Francis warned at the Vatican on Thursday. The leader of the world's more than 1.2 billion Catholics noted "life rejuvenates and acquires energy when it multiplies."
Spanking children to discipline them is acceptable as long as their dignity is maintained, Pope Francis - the leader of the world's more than 1.2 billion Catholics - said this week. The pontiff encouraged parents to forgive but also "correct with firmness."
Bishops around the globe must fully cooperate with a Vatican commission created to protect children from sexual abuse by clerics, Pope Francis demanded in a letter dated Feb. 2.
Pope Francis minced no words aboard the papal plane on Monday when he told the world's more than 1 billion Catholics that they need not breed "like rabbits."
Pope Francis welcomed Angelina Jolie to the Vatican on Thursday after the movie "Unbroken," which the actress produced and directed, premiered in the city-state. The private screening took place at a patrician villa that is home to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the station noted.
The renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba included third-party support from as far as the Vatican, with Pope Francis of Argentina facilitating talks and a prisoner swap between the countries.
Pope condemns priests who treat church like a business The Pope recently condemned priests who have turned the church into a business and are attached to money.
New church in Cuba after 55 years signals change for Catholic relations A parish in Tampa has made history by being permitted to build the first new Catholic church on Cuba in 55 years, the church announced Oct.
In an unforeseen move, Pope Francis has demoted American Cardinal Raymond Burke after he spoke out against the pope's attempts to reform the Catholic Church's stance on homosexual people, divorce and contraception. The move, however, was not enough to prevent conservative bishops from removing the gay-friendly language from synod's final statement.
