The pope’s address came on the 10th anniversary of two papal documents that aimed to make the Catholic Church’s marriage ...

“I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, according to “Hope: The Autobiography,” by Pope Francis, out Tuesday.

The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the statement said. Speculation about Francis' health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of ...

A priest was excommunicated from a parish in Livorno in January last year for calling Pope Francis a “usurper” in a New Year’s Eve homily, which marked the first anniversary of the death of the pope’s ...

A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has ...

Francis’ willingness to suppress the movement outright contrasts with the decision taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict ...

Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following ...

In his Message for the 33rd World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis says God remains close to those who suffer, through encounter ...

Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II ...

Cuba has long tied prisoner releases to appeals from the Vatican, with thousands of prisoners released ahead of each of the ...

Pope Francis Dissolves South American Catholic ... Faced with a similar scandal, Benedict XVI, who was pope from 2005-2013, chose instead to restructure the Legionaries of Christ, a community ...