VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In a move seen as unprecedented, Pope Francis has effectively stripped U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal's title following allegations of sexual abuse, including one ...

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 Catholic abuse scandal just keeps getting bigger. As more information comes to light about the pope's involvement in abuse coverups--the New York Times follows yesterday's astounding story on the ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure. The Vatican said he remains alert and "well-oriented." The 88-year-old has been battling pneumonia and a ...