Pope Francis was a pope for our time. When so many practiced the politics of dehumanization, he stood for our common humanity ...

Fareed speaks to The New York Times’ Ross Douthat about the impact of Pope Francis’ progressivism on the Catholic world and ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

In Evangelii Gaudium (“Joy of the Gospel’”), Pope Francis said: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

I received a call from the great beyond. Like so many in America, I woke up Monday morning to the news of the death of Pope ...

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, ...

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

In a world that often finds meaning in triumph and division, Pope Francis pointed us back to the Gospel's message to love ...

Readers offer reflections after the death of Pope Francis. Also: The mistakes of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...