Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always serve justice.

After an Earth Day Service of Lessons and Carols at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on May 18, 2025 ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...

To what degree will the new pope stand or not stand in continuity with Francis? As a scholar who has studied the writings and actions of the popes since the time of the Second Vatican Council, a ...

He saw ‘Lord of the World’ (1907) as an ‘antidote’ to ‘worldly totalitarianism.’ ...

Children have always been vulnerable, but the vulnerability they face today seems almost overwhelming. All over the world, children face war, famine and illness. Even in stable economic conditions, ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.” ...