His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

In theory Francis shared those concerns, promising a more collegial and horizontally oriented church, more synodal, in the ...

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Cardinals prepare to gather in Rome for the conclave to decide on Francis’ successor and the direction they want the church ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Global leaders offered condolences to the world’s Catholics and praised the pontiff’s commitment to the poor and marginalized ...

The major twist in this week’s episode is sure to have all kinds of fallout. One consequence is certain: The show will never ...

The boy who would become Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936. Bookish, ...

Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming ...

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Fortunately, the fixture gods have pitted two contenders against each other on an otherwise uneventful Tuesday evening: Aston ...