One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In his new ...

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

Pope Francis was handed a “large white box” full of documents on “abuse” and “dark dealings” in the Catholic Church over a ...

With the release of a new autobiography Tuesday, titled “Hope,” Francis underlines ... in 2013, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gave him a large white box filled with documents “relating to ...

In this new, deeply personal autobiography, published January 15, Pope Francis does not reveal new information but instead ...

The Italian Bishops' Conference, with Vatican approval, has introduced guidelines allowing openly gay men to pursue ...