Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY -- Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said...

MARSEILLE, France -- At a moving ceremony at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis led a moment of silence...

VATICAN CITY -- Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See gave Pope Francis a stuffed bear that survived a Russian missile strike as a symbol...

PARIS -- In a rather unusual moment for secular France, the president of the country confirmed he will attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis...

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland said he will not resign as bishop of Tyler, Texas, but if Pope Francis removes him from the diocese, he...

VATICAN CITY -- The role of the police and the military are to serve their country by promoting the common good, fighting injustice and...

ROME -- When Pope Francis said he wanted the focus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to be "something very different"...

VATICAN CITY -- Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who said Pope Francis tapped him not to mediate but to encourage dialogue that could end Russia's...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MONGOLIA -- The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate, and its discussions will...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Greeted with "aaruul," a dried yogurt cheese, which he tried, Pope Francis arrived in Ulaanbaatar for a four-day visit. After the nine-hour,...