Pope Leo XIV said Ukraine is “martyred” and expressed his sorrow “for the prisoners and victims of this senseless war” caused ...

Francis noted that in the novel, “everyone seems listless and passive, it seems obvious that the sick should be gotten rid of ...

Dear friends, a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed ...

Habemus papam! We have a pope. At 7.14 p.m. Rome time, an hour after white smoke had issued forth, the cardinal proto-deacon, Dominique Mamberti, 73, came to the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff: Francis, a pope of monumental surprises.

It is a great help that Pope Francis called for a church assembly to be held in 2028—it was one of his last initiatives while in the hospital—and the new pope will undoubtedly carry this out.

When we discuss Pope Francis’ contributions to Catholic moral theology, it is tempting to focus narrowly on how he paved new directions on neuralgic issues: the treatment of the divorced and ...

What is Pope Francis’ legacy to the church? What can one hope for from the conclave that opens on May 7 to elect the successor to Francis? Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., 70, the president ...

Pope Francis was a pope for our time. ... In Francis, I saw the revitalization of the faith I had grown up with. A faith that calls us to care for “the last and the least” among us.

Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate on April 13, 2018 at Paliano prison outside of Rome. The pontiff washed the feet of 12 inmates at the maximum security prison.

Pope Francis Buried at St. Mary Major, a Church with 'Very Beautiful' Connection to His Faith ... Pope Francis was laid to rest in the basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26; ...

Francis has always been known as “the pope of surprises,” and he surprised people one last time at his funeral by opting to use a white popemobile, not a hearse, to transport the coffin to his ...