Pope Francis’s willingness to kneel before the least of us is a lesson in what it means to be great, not in the cocoon of ...

Leaders from many religions — including, notably, Pope Francis — have long sought to tie their faith to environmental ...

No. 17: ‘Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!’ ...

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Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope ...

We asked the Rev. Patrick O'Neal, pastor at St. Patrick in Tolono and St. Joseph in Ivesdale, how he'll remember Pope Francis ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

"Pope Francis earned the title “The People’s Pope” by showing kindness and mercy, standing for love above hate and extending a hand to help all people. He led by example, and his humility and ...

The pope’s traditional blessing, “urbi et orbi,” was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, but Pope Francis later toured St.