VATICAN CITY—Hoping to gain new insights into the church’s sexual abuse problem by directly empowering those most…

VATICAN CITY—In a gesture of goodwill intended to show the Papacy’s support for victims, Pope Francis announced…

VATICAN CITY—In an attempt to repair the dozens of suspicious openings he had found drilled through the church’s thick…

VATICAN CITY—Excitedly catching a glimpse of his name atop the cast list posted outside the Apostolic Palace, an…

VATICAN CITY—Standing before his costumed congregants in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis declared, “Take this grape…

VATICAN CITY—Saying he could no longer fulfill his duties as the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis officially…

VATICAN CITY—In response to criticism of his handling of the Catholic Church’s ongoing child sex abuse scandal, Pope…

VATICAN CITY—Following a Pennsylvania grand jury’s report on widespread sexual abuse of children by priests and a…

VATICAN CITY—An internal Catholic church report on the frequency of institutionalized sexual abuse of minors by…

VATICAN CITY—In a reversal of the Catholic Church’s longstanding doctrine, Pope Francis hastily condemned capital…

VATICAN CITY—In a historic admission of the Catholic Church’s complicated and often shameful history, Pope Francis…

VATICAN CITY—In an effort to make the holiday as stress-free as possible for everyone, Pope Francis asked congregants…

OUTER DARKNESS, HELL—Becoming disoriented by the sight of a shrieking, many-headed snake emerging in agony from a…

THE VATICAN—Centuries after they evaded conscription for military campaigns to the Holy Land, Pope Francis officially…

VATICAN CITY—Announcing that the all-powerful deity had met the requirements for being considered a blessed person…