The midway point in Francis’ five-day visit to Portugal began with the pontiff hearing confessions of some young people who were in Lisbon for ... side of the Catholic Church, including boosting ...

Lisbon, Portugal — Pope Francis is in Portugal this week for what's been called the "Catholic Woodstock" — the church's "World Youth Day" festival. Hundreds of thousands of young people are ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis visited a once-troubled and crime-plagued neighborhood in Portugal’s capital on Friday to draw attention to the charitable side of the Catholic Church and ...

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried May 13, 2021, at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. Thousands of pilgrims attended the 104th anniversary of the first apparition of Mary ...

LISBON, Portugal (CNS) -- A Catholic Church that has grown weary in countries shaken by the clerical sexual abuse crisis and cultural trends toward secularism must look anew to Jesus to revive ...

LISBON, Portugal -- In one of the most iconic moments ... of thousands gathered before him to yell back at him that the Catholic Church is for "todos, todos, todos" -- everyone, everyone, everyone.

LISBON, Portugal -- You'd think you were at a music ... ABC News But as he lays the groundwork for the future of the Catholic Church, the past still hangs heavy over it all. An independent ...