Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.

“If the church is not committed to child protection, our efforts at evangelization will be to no effect.”

Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.

Father Zollner, one of the founding members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks about the resignation of Marie Collins and efforts to prevent abuse worldwide.

Sister Simone participated in the Voices of Faith conference in the Vatican on International Women’s Day, March 8.

Francis is popular because he speaks in a simple, straightforward way, and people say, “I understand this pope.”

The Vatican's celebration of International Women’s Day focused on ways women can work for peace through nonviolence.

Reconnecting the church “with the energy of the Second Vatican Council,” may be the pope’s greatest achievement, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington said in an exclusive interview as the fourth anniversary of the pope’s election approaches.

"Any delay in improving safeguarding documents around the world is leaving vulnerable people and children in danger."

Addressing 90 experts from many countries, Francis said that “all people have a right to safe drinking water.”