One million pilgrims are expected to join Pope Francis in Fatima on May 12 to 13 for the centenary celebration of the apparitions of Our Lady to three Portuguese shepherd children.

Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said.

Nine Catholic organizations from around the world have announced they are divesting their savings from coal, oil and gas companies in a joint bid to fight climate change.

On Saturday Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw the Marian apparitions in 1917.

To profess that Jesus was truly human is to insist that he grew as we do.

The bishops have expressed solidarity with those affected by the floods in their Canadian province.