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"Sins of the flesh are not the most serious," the 84-year-old religious leader said. Top transgressions instead include pride and hatred.

Two days ago Pope Francis blasted European countries over their border policies as tens of thousands of economic migrants are once again flooding into Europe. Francis visited refugees in Mytilene on Lesbos, Greece earlier this week. Francis said it's

The Vatican offered nuance to Pope Francis' recent, widely-criticized remarks regarding same-sex civil unions, claiming that they were taken out of context and were not intended to change Church teaching. "More than a year ago, during an interview

Pope Francis appeared to break from the Roman Catholic Church when he came out in support of same-sex civil unions — sparking curiosity Wednesday about whether his beliefs could be flawed. In his statement, The Holy Father proclaimed "we have to

Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope whil

The Pope acknowledged the scope of the economic crisis brought on by coronavirus as more than 1.8 million people are now infected.

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.'

More than 400 people have contracted coronavirus and 12 have died of it in Italy, in the worst contagion of the virus so far recorded in Europe

Pope Francis warned Christians on Saturday that they must adapt to a Western civilization that is shifting away from Christianity.

A gathering of 181 bishops voted on 120 recommendations presented to the pontiff

Lead us not into temptation of changing the words in the Bible. Pope Francis has officially approved changes to some of the most famous verses in Holy Scripture, including the Lord's Prayer, in a revised third edition of the Italian Missal. The well-k

At an Easter vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the "glitter of wealth," and to avoid seeking life's meaning in "things that pass away."

Dear young friends, good afternoon! We have watched that beautiful presentation about the Tree of Life. It shows us how the life that Jesus gives us is a love...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy "is something that worries me" and remarking that some societies are conside...

A Vatican official close to Pope Francis is blasting allegations that the leader of the Catholic Church helped cover up the sexual misconduct of an American cardinal, writing in a letter published Sunday that the claims are a "political set-up without

The calling of a February meeting comes in the wake of new scandals in a number of countries, including the United States, Chile and Australia.

Aboard the papal plane, the Holy Father declined to confirm or deny that he knew about the U.S. archbishops sexual misconduct in 2013,...

The former apostolic nuncio to the U.S. alleged that Pope Francis knew of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's abuses but chose to ignore them and empower McCarrick.

Pope Francis has responded to new reports of clerical sexual abuse and the ecclesial cover-up of abuse. In an impassioned letter addressed to the whole People of God, he calls on the Church to be close to victims in solidarity, and to join in acts of prayer and fasting in penance for such

Pope Francis has expressed "shame and sorrow" over the latest paedophile priest scandal and vowed to "root out this tragic horror". Only two of the Pennsylvania priests were charged as a result of the investigation, due to the state's statute of limitations running out, but the Vatican said abusers