VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to ...

Swiss guards Pope Francis on Monday thanked the Swiss Guard corps for their "kindness" to him and to all the tourists in the Vatican as 35 new members of ...

Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered every Thursday. The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples ...

The new pontiff has utterly changed the message of the church. People greet Pope Francis, center, as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited ...

The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento announced it is standing in solidarity with the San Bernardino diocese, whose bishop said ...