South Korea’s bishops on April 5 asked Pope Francis to act as a peace mediator amid the escalating nuclear tension in the Asian peninsula. “The dominant sentiment among the South Korean population isn’t so much fear, but concern and bitterness for the current situation,” said

Pope Francis said he wanted "to act decisively concerning cases of sexual abuse."

The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on April 3 to approve a historic treaty.

Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they do not want wisdom from the Bible.

For the good of all people, the care of the poor and the future of the earth, religions must cooperate in reminding modern men and women that God exists and has a plan for their lives and their behavior, Pope Francis said. “The Catholic Church knows the importance of promoting friendship and r

Pope Francis “had nothing to do with the dictatorship,” preferring “a silent diplomacy” during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel of Argentina reported after a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on March

This year's elections will be crucial to determining the country’s destiny, the bishops said.

"There are going to be hard choices along the way," the president said.

The U.S. bishops called the proposed health regulations an "unjust and unlawful mandate."

The grants are a "distinctively Catholic contribution" in promoting comprehensive reform.