Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

The Vatican — with its politics, its pageantry and its power — has long been a favorite subject for artists and thinkers.

The Roman Catholic leader “built bridges on the foundation of relationships” with Protestant ministers in Argentina.

In his first encyclical letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said faith in Jesus Christ helps one to joyfully live life 'on wings of hope.' ...

Remembering the Holy Father’s message urging the faithful to take action to protect the natural environment as we celebrate ...

Margie Pfeil is a professor of theology at Notre Dame and a founder and resident of the St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker Community, which provides communal homes for homeless individuals in South Bend ...

Acting President Han Duck-soo mourned the death of Pope Francis Tuesday, paying respects at an altar set up at Myeongdong ...

Since attending World Youth Day for the first time as pope in 2013, Pope Francis encouraged young people to invite God into ...

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), this photo essay traces the remarkable journey of a pontiff who redefined the papacy ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.