The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born on Dec. 17, 1936, and was elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. The former ...

You’re reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Pope Francis died at the Vatican early Monday at age 88. Francis’s 12-year papacy ushered the Catholic Church into a ...

Pope Francis’ death will set in motion the Catholic Church’s elaborate and centuries-old procedure for electing a new pontiff.. The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals that will come into ...

After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative ...

Pope Francis opens meeting on future of Catholic church by saying "everyone" must be allowed in 02:00. Rome — Pope Francis opened a big meeting Wednesday on the future of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis became the pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. Francis is the 266th successor from the very first pope, Saint Peter. Does Pope Francis have a wife or children?

Pope Francis broke with the Catholic Church for the right reasons. Along the way, he preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with church orthodoxy and surprising his own ...