"[Benjamin] Netanyahu is preventing us from progressing to a real victory. That is why we are leaving the emergency ...

(Bloomberg) -- Pope Francis was forced to apologize after reportedly using an offensive term to refer to gay men wishing to become priests, highlighting the deeply complex relationship the ...

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 ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile Francis is a pope of many firsts: the first to use that name, the first from Latin America, the first from the Jesuit ...

Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he will host Pope Francis in 2025 and they will go together to Iznik, Turkey, to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council ...

Pope Francis has apologised over any offence caused ... word 'frociaggine', which roughly translates to f*****ry. Italian news agency Adnkronos, citing sources, reported that the Pope said ...

Pope Francis has shared his first public message following his apology statement after he was widely quoted as having used homophobic language at a meeting last week. The pontiff, 87, posted a ...

Through this project, Pope Francis will hold different meetings with various groups of people to pray together. As Fisichella explained to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner ...

The forthright nature of the slang term shocked many of the bishops, according to Italian news reports Credit: Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane Pope Francis has reportedly said there is “too much ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to ...

Pope Francis this week prayed for men who want ... Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency's senior Rome correspondent. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a degree in English from Truman ...