The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

LGBTQ Catholics and theologians said the late pontiff’s legacy teaches that change can happen when leaders are willing to ...

For more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rev. Thomas Feese, a senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...

The Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy, who was appointed by Pope Francis in 2019, reflects on the ...

But Duke theology professor Peter Casarella says what Francis will be most remembered for is his humility and the example he ...

He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis died Monday in Rome at the age of 88, just weeks after he was released from hospital following a respiratory ...

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Sacred art and icons—often believed to confer divine gifts and powers to the faithful—began to flourish in the Second Century ...

Nonetheless, death and judgment, heaven and hell, are elements of the uniquely elevated, truly glorious conception of human ...

One French philosopher was having trouble getting a religion started so a friend of his suggested that he die and rise from the dead. That is impossible! No man can ...