German Bishop Franz Peter Tebartz-van Elst told to vacate Limburg Diocese. ROME Oct. 23, 2013— -- Pope Francis today suspended the free spending German Bishop Franz Peter Tebartz-van Elst -- ...

Pope Leo has escalated his quiet but growing feud with the Trump administration, instructing U.S. bishops to take a stronger ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis on Saturday scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who covered up for pedophile priests after it ran into opposition and instead clarified legal ...

The Belleville bishop, Illinois governor and other state and federal elected officials are mourning Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday and calling for peace and empathy in his memory. The Belleville ...

Back in 2013, Bishop John T. Folda was appointed by Pope Francis to be the Bishop of Fargo. Bishop Folda was the first Bishop under Pope Francis to be appointed in the United Stat ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Read the full text of Pope Francis' remarks to Bishops taking part in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. ----- Dear Brother Bishops, I have in my heart these stories of ...

Pope Leo XIV, who spent decades serving as a missionary in Peru, has encouraged faithful to support the church’s foreign ...

Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso addressed El Paso churches, non-profits and universities during Sunday's ...

The El Paso Bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday, Oct. 8, with Pope Leo at the Vatican ...

A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ...

The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s ...