Pope Francis challenged church norms and embraced the margins
He was a pope of many contrasts, and his legacy will endure.
Catholic clerics struggle to avoid partisan politics. Evangelical leaders dive right in. Why the difference?
It’s all about hierarchy and its absence.
Politicians aren’t usually saints. But Pope Francis just put one on the path to sainthood.
Is the pope endorsing the European Union?
Catholic leaders in the Amazon are talking about ‘ecological conversion.’ Here’s what this means.
The Amazon Synod also proposed allowing married deacons to become priests.
How did the Catholic Church respond to Africa’s decolonization? This new book explains.
“African Catholic” investigates the transformation of both church and politics.
Here’s why the Vatican stopped American bishops from voting on responses to sexual abuse
[caption id="attachment_80205" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and
71 countries are negotiating a new biodiversity treaty. Here’s what you need to know.
(NOAA/NASA) In September 2018, under United Nations auspices, 71 countries
No, Pope Francis isn’t more political than his predecessors, after all
A new analysis of his encyclicals and tweets finds important similarities to past popes.