Easter Monday—at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a ...

If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him?' Pope Francis had said in July 2013 ...

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis on the environment, LGBTQ rights, science, his celebrity status, clergy sex ...

In a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops in May 2024, Pope Francis caused a stir by saying priesthood colleges were too ...

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but ...

No. 17: ‘Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!’ ...

Connecting to nature improves your mood, attention, and interconnection—and you don’t need hours or days to gain these ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Tapping into the spirit and spirituality of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis made care ...

We need the moral courage that Francis exemplified — a willingness to speak truth to power and to call for radical ...

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