In the Wednesday general audience, the pontiff continued his series of teachings on the Holy Spirit, focusing on the role of ...

Because the Holy Spirit specializes in love and unity, Catholic couples should pray regularly for the Spirit to be present in ...

From St Peter's Square, the pope shared in the pain due to conflicts in the world and their death numbers, including the ...

As the National Catholic Reporter explained, this step was taken by a Vatican agency under very clear guidance from Pope Francis ... and cannot resemble a marriage ceremony.

Pope Francis made the declaration of the surprise change on Monday in an attempt to make the church more inclusive but insists there is still a ban on gay marriage. The announcement has received ...

An unnamed couple who both work at the Institute for Works of Religion, the Vatican Bank, were fired after they married.

During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis focuses on the sacrament of marriage, saying keeping faith and the Holy ...

The couple had appealed to Pope Francis, seeking a dispensation in the enforcement of the new regulation, which went into effect once wedding plans were already under way and the official Catholic ...

Pope Francis continues dynamic approach to leading ... as the head of the Catholic church has always been vehemently against same sex marriage. “Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means ...

Pope Francis said. "We all want unity, we all desire it from the depths of our heart," the pope said, "and yet it is so ...

Pope Francis has fired the Texan bishop Joseph ... transgender rights and same-sex marriage. In July, he warned that many "basic truths" of Catholic teaching were being challenged, including ...

The cape of Pope Francis is blown by the wind as he attends ... if they didn't confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage. The new document repeats that rationale and elaborates on it ...