Pope Francis received a formal recommendation to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church, the Vatican said.

ROME — God is not frightened by people’s sins, mistakes or failures, Pope Francis said. What God is afraid of is “the closure of our hearts — this, yes, this makes him suffer — he is frightened by...

A top leader of the Knights of Malta warned the group’s members on Wednesday that the Holy See’s latest proposals to reform the order threaten its internationally recognized status as a sovereign...