It’s a poorly kept secret that Pope Francis has a sweet tooth, with a particular weakness when it comes to ice cream. So it shouldn’t have been surprising that the "cold-call pontiff" was...

The Italian health ministry's liberalization of recommendations for using RU-486 to induce an abortion is a further sign that the government is moving away from its promise to help women and families...

One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: Exorcism.

The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on other, "more widespread social diseases," particularly attacks on the God-given human dignity of every person, Pope Francis said.

For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...