President Trump's executive order aims to expand IVF access, but the Catholic Church warns of its destructive impact on human ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elected as the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, outspoken support of marginalized communities and interreligious ...

Ever wonder how many popes there have been in the Catholic Church? With news of Pope Francis' health on the minds of many around the world, the line of papal succession has become a topic of ...

VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. As a result, even though Pope Francis remains hospitalized ...

A Swiss Guard watching over the corpse collapsed. What it did not find time to do was to stop the abuse of children by Catholic priests. A church founded by a man who instructed his followers to ...