A major hurdle to sainthood has been removed.

'Questionable' activities leave global order in serious debt

Leaders must 'overcome distrust; promote a culture of solidarity'

When shopping and when interacting with people on city streets, everyone can help fight the evil of modern-day slavery, Pope Francis said in his annual message (click here for Spanish) for the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1."Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is als

The report will be released Dec. 16.

Pope Francis expressed his hope that truth prevail and justice be served in the Vatican investigation and trial of Jozef Wesolowski, a former archbishop and papal nuncio, who has been accused of sexually abusing young boys.According to the attorney general of the Dominican Republic, where Wesolowski

God remains the one who set all of creation into motion

'It seems that the value of human life has been lost'

The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family must put greater focus on the beauty of the Christian vision of marriage and not let an approach of "welcoming" and mercy override the church's duty to call people to turn away from sin, according to a number of reports from the synod

A papal commission on child protection will be expanding its nine-member panel to include more experts and another survivor of clerical abuse.The Commission for the Protection of Minors, which Pope Francis established last December, is now awaiting the pope's approval of members' latest effo