ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying ...

The post to the pontifical commission for the Vatican City State is not hugely influential, but the appointment nonetheless ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to ...

In a statement issued Nov. 4, the apostolic nunciature in France said it had received “information concerning relationships ...

A one-line statement from the Vatican said Pope Francis had "relieved" Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas of the pastoral governance. Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of ...

A bishop accused of having 17 secret lovers has resigned after he was exposed by accidentally sending pictures and video to ...

The man who leads the Catholic Church in Miami signaled his intent to retire as he celebrated his 75th birthday. But Archbishop Thomas Wenski may not be leaving the post anytime soon.