Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for...

ROME -- As part of the celebrations for his 50th anniversary of priesthood, Pope Francis chose to personally present a multi-volume collection of writings...

VATICAN CITY — The saints are “the true light of the church,” so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration,...

VATICAN CITY -- In a move that may signal Pope Francis' plan for the reform of the Roman Curia is close to completion, the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was "scandalized" by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he...

VATICAN CITY -- Each day, a bishop should know Jesus is asking him the same question he asked St. Peter -- "Do you love...

VATICAN CITY — The timing of the U.S. bishops’ “ad limina” visits to the Vatican was a matter of Pope Francis’ schedule and the...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM JAPAN -- Questions about Vatican finances, especially those involving a real estate deal in London, are serious, but they...

TOKYO -- Pope Francis spent his last morning in Japan at the Jesuit-run Sophia University, celebrating Mass with his Jesuit confreres, visiting aged members...

TOKYO -- While not adopting the Japanese bishops' opposition to nuclear power plants as his own, Pope Francis insisted the 2011 meltdown at the...