His followers saw him as symbolizing the church's open arms. His critics saw him as bending timeless church doctrines.

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the loggia of St Peter’s in March 2013, few imagined how sharply his words would ...

The progressive signature of Pope Francis on the Vatican was unmistakable from the beginning of his papacy. Since the ...

The Holy and the Broken is intended to promote peace. It will certainly do much to gently encourage ... It’s an interesting read with lots of primary material in the form of letters and quotations ...

An unenforceable peace deal, resting on erroneous assumptions about history ... as with the 2022 Russian list of quotations—because of the risk of alteration. When taking on a controversy with ...

"Some of the statements were given in paraphrase, they were not direct quotations. That's the first ... and the prospect of peace, so his swipe at the Russian leader could be another negotiating ...

South Africa's Freedom Day quotes are a great way to remember South Africa's first post-apartheid elections. The day will ...

One-third of the world still punishes belief with death or prison. A new report calls for decisive US action to defend ...