The group of cardinals who will choose Francis’s successor will face challenges different and greater than conventional or ...

In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made ...

The pope has closely followed the response of U.S. prelates to the president's attacks on migrants and he expects them to offer a united front in opposing mass deportation.

Pope Francis' point-man on migration and development has urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles ...

On the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to the Petrine ministry ... the first question he asks is not about the business of the day but “how are your parents?” While many people rightly ...

The Church has a moral duty to denounce oppression and abuse of human rights. Indeed, the church has been condemned in the ...

Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter to America's ...

The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base. Pope Francis has frequently shown support for immigrants and refugees, while the ...

The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

Set during the election ... the pope will rule, either by referencing past pontiffs or establishing a new name. Over the centuries, there have been 23 Johns, for example, but only one Francis ...