Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II ...

The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

As Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox believers prayed this week for “Christian unity,” Jean-François Chiron sheds light on ...

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prayed would be undertaken ...

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken ...

Despite a divinely inspired pledge to environmentalism, the Indiana college has maintained a lease of its mineral rights to ...

Pope Francis acknowledged that he has made mistakes during his ... "I never imagined that I would write four encyclicals, and ...

The pope’s message for the 59th World Day of Social Communications, observed on 1 June, is released on the feast day of Saint ...

The year also saw the publication of Pope Francis' fourth encyclical, "Dilexit nos" ("He loved us"), subtitled, "On the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ." Pope Francis, prompted in ...

As this modern “rooster,” Pope Francis continues to echo his message in his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti: “Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics ...