DeBernardo said the previous two popes before Francis held anti-gay views, probably the most strident in the Church's history. Under Francis, the papacy adopted a different tone toward the LGBTQ ...

The Catholic Church is not dying from persecution. It is dying from confusion. Under Pope Francis, ambiguity became policy. Tradition was treated as baggage, and doctrine was left to the ...

Nicholis Thomas, from Guam, was recently promoted to lieutenant while serving the U.S. Navy assigned ... taking care of a group of sailors and helping to maintain their equipment and ...

A 2018 deal between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secured by Cardinal Pietro Parolin is once again under scrutiny ... by the late Pope Francis and his secretary of state ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Pope Leo XIV, know as Robert Francis Prevost was selected Thursday as the new Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first American to lead the church. Since we have a new Pope ABC ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who served as the Vatican's number two under Francis, and Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are considered the front-runners. Black smoke rises from the chimney ...

Under Francis, the Vatican in 2018 inked a controversial agreement with Beijing governing the appointment of bishops, which many conservatives decried as a sellout of the underground Chinese ...

But he’s also familiar with the cutthroat world of Vatican politics and protocol, serving as president of the Pontifical ... Church leaders were likely keen to show unity after years of division under ...

Even the synod process—a series of global consultations launched under Francis to rethink Church governance—can be viewed through a marketing lens. He solicited diverse voices, including ...