At a crucial period in the Catholic Church's history, Pope Francis made synodality the cornerstone of his pontificate, breathing new life into this age-old tradition that invites the Church to ...

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

Tucson police are investigating allegations that a longtime member of the Golden Dawn Tabernacle molested a boy in 2012 and the church’s pastor covered it up. The police investigation comes ...

Apostle Arome Osayi has made known his stand about whether ministry is hereditary and transferable among family membersThe ...

Dr Sara Silvestri is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at City ... a way that patronised migrants as victims or reduced the church to a humanitarian agency. He launched into a loud ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

an international team of astronomers has performed a radio continuum study of MC SNR J0519–6902—a supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The new study, detailed in a paper ...

This silence reflects the deep uncertainty about the direction the Church may now take in what will be a conclave more numerous and international than ever before: 135 cardinals from 71 countries, ...

With same-sex marriage triumphant, the Catholic Church seemed to be on the losing side of the West’s culture war, its future dependent on negotiating the best possible terms of surrender.

He was seen by many as progressive to some degree, but it's fair to say that even many liberals were disappointed that he didn't break from previous stances of the church on things like abortion ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.