The recent death of Pope Francis not only marks the end of an era but also beckons the dawn of a new chapter in the Catholic ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Some 500 years ago, feudal society in Europe was shaken to its core by the Peasants' War. Martin Empson speaks about his new ...

As the Vatican prepares for a new Pope, here's a look at how popes are chosen, who can be elected, and how the papacy has ...

A well-known brand has been met with huge backlash and hundreds of negative comments after releasing a new collection which ...

More than 7 out of 10 Catholics are today in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Only a fifth live in Europe. This is due to ...

The late Pope Francis, who hailed from Argentina, struggled to overcome 'a lot of resistance' as a non-European leader of the ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March 2013, his election was considered unexpected. At 76, he was older ...

While firmly part of Italy for more than a century, influences from that rich and complicated past can be seen in the ...

A group of clergy in Kent write about the church's previous shortcomings and how they stand against government expectations ...