I was so touched by the brief yet beautiful blessing of Pope Francis. He appeared in his wheelchair and declared “Buona ...

Massa traces this strain in American Catholicism back to what’s been called the “comic opera heresy” of a fellow Jesuit, ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Pope Francis commissioned an investigation, realized he was wrong, apologized to the victims he discredited, and got the ...

It’s from that same source he was critical of capitalism and environmental degradation early in his tenure ... a “decentralization” of church hierarchy and pushed against “structures ...

From early persecution to its establishment as ... Power and authority: It explores the development of Church hierarchy, especially the centralization of papal authority. The author outlines ...

Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy ... homily he gave in the very early days… The Catholic Diocese ...