VATICAN VISIT — When Maura Healey returns from her trip to the Vatican, she’ll come bearing a priceless gift: rosary beads blessed by Pope Francis, a present for her mom. Healey’s mother ...

Vatican City • During a closed-door meeting with 200 Italian bishops last week, Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory terms to describe gay people during debates about whether the Italian ...

Pope Francis apologized for using harsh language about homosexuality during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops, The Vatican said in a statement Tuesday. Italian news outlet Dagospia broke ...

Pope Francis, 87, allegedly made the remark during a meeting with Italian bishops in Rome on May 20. The slur was uttered as they discussed whether they should be admitted into Catholic seminaries ...

Pope Francis has apologized for using a homophobic slur during a recent closed-door meeting with more than 200 Italian bishops, the Vatican said. The leader of the Catholic Church was heavily ...

Pope Francis has suggested that his conservative critics in the United States have a “suicidal attitude,” in an interview with CBS News. Asked about criticism from “conservative bishops ...

Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

Kathy Hochul briefly met with Pope Francis Thursday in an audience with ... exchanged a few words with the pontiff before he presented her with a rosary. The Vatican City visit was the first ...

May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said his conservative critics within the Roman Catholic Church in the United States are trapped in a "suicidal attitude," according to an interview with CBS.

Pope Francis’ apology for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis issued an apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week. “The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in ...