For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people on Saturday ...

Adoptees are looking for answers years after unwed Italian mothers were pressured to give their babies up for adoption under ...

Listening has emerged as a central element in overcoming the structural and cultural barriers to unity and participation in ...

In 2021, Sister Nathalie Becquart became the first woman to vote at any Vatican meeting when Pope Francis appointed her ...

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Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas ...

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted to ...

During a meeting that lasted 35 minutes, the pope reportedly presented Ukraine's head of state with a bronze bas-relief with ...

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Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy focused their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals ...