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Francis drew attacks over clergy sexual abuse, the role of women in the church and his stance on abortion, reflecting difficulties the church faces in the West. Only days after [...]

Francis, 87, is scheduled to visit Belgium and Luxembourg soon, trips that come within weeks of his returning from a grueling Asia-Pacific tour. Pope Francis canceled appointments on Monday because [...]

He said American Catholic voters had to choose the 'lesser of two evils' because of Donald Trump's cruelty toward immigrants, and Kamala Harris's support of abortion rights. Asked his advice [...]

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East. Over the last couple of weeks, [...]

Byline: Maegan Vazquez, Mikhail Klimentov Pope Francis weighed in on the U.S. presidential election during a news conference Friday, saying Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are âagainst life,â pointing to [...]

The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor's independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that time has been accused of sexual abuse. Banners of Pope [...]

On an Indonesian island about 500 miles east of Bali, an open-air truck traversed up winding roads one recent Sunday. It was taking dozens of jovial men, some already in [...]

Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to [...]

For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation's society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero. The group of trans women in [...]

The 11-day trip, a signal that Francis does not intend to slow down, requires nearly 45 hours of air travel and meetings in tropical climates. Pope Francis left Monday on [...]

Mongolia put its history and culture on display as Pope Francis visited the Asian nation. Although it was the first trip to the country by a Roman Catholic pontiff, he [...]

Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere. The [...]

It is just over a decade since the steamy capital of South Sudan exploded in joy, with revelers singing and dancing through the night to mark the birth of their [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld JUBA, South Sudan - Pope Francis had waited years to visit one of the world's most troubled countries, with one planned trip scuttled because [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld JUBA, South Sudan - Pope Francis on Friday landed in one of the world's most troubled countries, South Sudan, where conflict, poverty and climate [...]

Francis has been slowed by age. But his enthusiastic welcome in Africa has proved a shot in the arm and provided a reminder of the papacy's global reach. KINSHASA, Democratic [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - He entered the stadium on Thursday to pulsating music, with rapturous roars following his popemobile as it made a slow horseshoe [...]

Francis began the second day of his visit to Africa with a direct appeal to the warring groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo to put down their weapons and [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The schools were closed, and most work was called off, meaning all the chaotic roads in this megacity led only to [...]

Byline: Arlette Bashizi and Ruby Mellen KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The Catholics of eastern Congo had been praying for a visit from Pope Francis, hoping it would bring [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The schools were closed and most work was called off, meaning all the chaotic roads in this megacity led only to [...]

The Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder -- and it may be the future of the Catholic Church. In his 10 years leading the Roman [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Pope Francis began one of the most challenging trips of his pontificate Tuesday, a six-day journey through two [...]

Byline: STEPHANIE TAYLOR, KELLY GERALDINE MALONE; THE CANADIAN PRESS Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First [...]

The pope reinforced his denunciation of the abuse committed by Roman Catholic-run schools in the country. He also acknowledged that his advancing age might force him to travel less in [...]

Byline: Chico Harlan ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - The trip, Pope Francis said, was a 'test' - first a 10-hour flight across the Atlantic and an eight-hour time change, followed [...]

Pope Francis's first apology in Canada to Indigenous people for the abuse they suffered at residential schools will be in an intimate setting , at the Ermineskin Cree Nation, the [...]

Byline: Fionn Davenport DUBLIN Fionn Davenport is a travel writer and broadcaster. The keystone of Pope Francis's visit to Canada this weekend, the first of his pontificate and the first [...]

The postponement of the trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan comes as speculation swirls that the pontiff may be thinking of stepping down. ROME -- The [...]

Speaking after his trip to Cyprus and Greece, Francis also said he had no choice but to accept the resignation of the archbishop of Paris because of the harmful gossip [...]

On a four-day visit to Slovakia and Hungary, Francis had strong words for those who wield Christian symbols for personal gain. ROME -- Pope Francis on Tuesday rejected in stark [...]

Iraqi officials say the successful four-day visit is a testament to Iraqi capabilities and the battered country's integral role in the region. ERBIL, Iraq -- Pope Francis concluded on Monday [...]

Byline: Ishaan Tharoor Popes have not always yearned for coexistence with the peoples living in what is now Iraq. Around 1263, Pope Urban IV issued a papal bull that cautiously [...]