The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a two-year consultation of rank-and-file Catholics, indicating that Pope Francis wants to hear from all...

Companies, especially those in the construction sector, must guarantee safety in the workplace to protect the rights and dignity of their workers, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis received a formal recommendation to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church, the Vatican said.

ROME — God is not frightened by people’s sins, mistakes or failures, Pope Francis said. What God is afraid of is “the closure of our hearts — this, yes, this makes him suffer — he is frightened by...

A top leader of the Knights of Malta warned the group’s members on Wednesday that the Holy See’s latest proposals to reform the order threaten its internationally recognized status as a sovereign...