Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the ...

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy has supported migrants and said the church should be more inclusive to women and LGBT people.

Pope Francis’s appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the highly visible prelate of the church in Washington is already ...

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...

Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...