If Pope Francis was merely supposed to be a caretaker pope and keep the throne of St Peter warm, he defied all expectations ...

The Doctrine of Discovery, another tragic example, asserted a divine right for Christian nations to conquer and colonize non-Christian lands. The devastating consequences—colonialism, exploitation, ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

The late Pope Francis once predicted his fate at the age of 12, telling his childhood love if she didn't marry him, he'd have ...

The requirements to be a pope are based on canon law, although there are other criteria that the Vatican also takes into ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a ...

Iman Hijaze was raised in a culturally Shiite Muslim household and considered herself an atheist until she picked up a rosary ...

Priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, Pope Francis wrote in the homily he prepared for the Holy Thursday chrism Mass.

Blessed Maria Celeste Crostarosa did not view Viva Memoria as a “mere intellectual exercise but rather as a call to embody ...