How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers

The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 people he has met. Read More

Chilean protestors strongly challenge Pope Francis over appointment of bishop

Hundreds of protesters in Chile opposing the controversial appointment of a Santiago bishop, accused of being ... Friday aired a video in which Pope Francis defends the bishop of Osorno, Monsignor ... Read More

Pope Francis appoints first Catholic bishop with Anglican heritage for UK ordinariate

Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate have welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of their first bishop–and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican ... Read More

Pope Francis sides with Peruvian villagers who accused Catholic group of trying to steal their land

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group ... years after its founder and some of its main leaders were accused of committing sexual abuses against children. Read More

Pope appoints priest as 5th Pinoy bishop in United States

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis appointed a priest from Mindanao to ... the official news service provider of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, Reynaldo Bersabal, 59 ... Read More

Pope Francis appoints Filipino priest as bishop in California

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino priest in the United States of America was appointed by Pope Francis as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Sacramento, California on Saturday. In the ... Read More

Priest nominated by Pope dies before taking up bishop role

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Galloway, the Right Rev Frank Dougan, announced the “untimely” death of Father Martin Chambers, 59, a priest of the diocese of Galloway. Pope Francis nominated ... Read More

Pope Francis hasn't watched TV for 35 years after stumbling across 'smutty show'

Pope Francis has candidly disclosed that he imposed ... I said to myself, 'A priest cannot look at such things.'" Consequently, he made a solemn vow during a religious service: "And so, the ... Read More

Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Peter Jugis and appointed ... priest of St. Philip Benizi in Jonesboro, Georgia. The Catholic News Herald ... Read More

Synod on Synodality

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ... Read More

Pope Francis names Filipino priest an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento

Pope Francis has named Father Reynaldo Bersabal as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California. The Vatican announced on Saturday that the priest ordained in the Philippines and ... Read More

Pope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord

ROME--Pope Francis on Wednesday announced ... between the Holy See and China ruptured. Francis has said he has final say in the bishop appointment process, but Beijing last year made a handful ... Read More