Catholic lay pundits, conservative clerics and angry bishops have all found media outlets, networking streams and like-minded alliances to further their criticism of Francis, a criticism that is ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Catholic leaders in Edmonton are reflecting on the legacy of Pope Francis, a progressive pontiff who made an indelible mark on the faithful in Alberta. Francis died Monday at the Vatican at the ...

Francis was the global leader of Canada's most popular organized religion. Nearly 11 million Canadians identified as Catholic in the 2021 census, second only to those without a religious affiliation.

Brian Burch, the cofounder and former president of anti-LGBTQ+ group CatholicVote, has been confirmed as ambassador to the Vatican.

Pope Francis greets the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica after the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Christmas celebrations, at St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis’s visit has the potential to break through some of that complacency among Canadian Catholics by demonstrating the church’s commitment to social issues, notes Seljak.

Pope Francis’ Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:58 AM CDT Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 Last Modified: 2:50 PM CDT Saturday ...

Pope Francis vowed on Monday that “no effort must be spared” to root out priestly sex abuse and cover-up from the Catholic Church, but gave no indication that he would take action to sanction ...

VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis beatified Pope Paul VI on Sunday, concluding a remarkable meeting of Catholic bishops debating family issues that drew parallels to the tumultuous reforms of the Second ...

The death of Pope Francis is akin to losing a family member, said Calgary’s Roman Catholic bishop — a mark of the late pontiff’s closeness to his flock. “It was a shock to wake up to this. I’m still ...