Kentucky Roman Catholic priest Jim Sichko visits the Vatican often as one of Pope Francis' missionaries of mercy and he often brings the pontiff gifts.

Governor Greg Abbott had choice words regarding Pope Francis' stance on President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.

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What it did not find time to do was to stop the abuse of children by Catholic priests. A church founded by a man who instructed his followers to “suffer little children” is therefore now better known for making children suffer: in France alone an estimated 200,

Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron has led the Detroit archdiocese since 2009. Pope Francis appointed Wednesday morning a new leader of the Catholic Church in metro Detroit, naming Bishop Edward J.

Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

Father George Snyder, the pastor of St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville, shared his experiences with Pope Francis, whom he considers his friend, after meeting with the pope several times over the years.

Trump administration "border czar" Tom Homan took exception to Pope Francis' criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement and mass deportations that are underway.

Father Edward Beck joins Abby Phillip’s panel to discuss the Pope’s letter to bishops admonishing the Trump immigration policy. Father Beck says in response to Border Czar Tom Homan’s comments that the Pope is doing his job and speaking out to protect vulnerable people.

He saw an opportunity to turn a signature Kentucky product, and his access to Pope Francis as a papal missionary of mercy, into a way to help those in need by auctioning off bourbon bottles signed by the pope.

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.