Francis upheld church teaching opposing abortion and echoed his predecessors in saying that human life is sacred and must be defended ... While in Iraq, he met with the country’s top Shiite cleric and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

On 13 March 2013, Pope Francis emerged on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square. Clad simply in white, he bore a new name ...

Francis upheld church teaching opposing abortion and echoed his predecessors in saying that human life is sacred and must ... he met with the country’s top Shiite cleric and a revered figure ...

Francis upheld church teaching opposing abortion and echoed his predecessors in saying that human life is sacred and must ... he met with the country’s top Shiite cleric and a revered figure ...

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.