Pope Francis and the Catholic Church on plans for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality.

Has the Catholic Church become too Pope-centric? Or too Pope-dependent, to put it another way. It wasn’t always so. These ...

14 news story I love Pope Francis, thus it pains me to disagree with him in a public forum. Were I still teaching, his many encyclical letters (really small books) would be required reading in ...

Organizers said that Pope Francis did not exclude anyone and that there will likely be other changes in the list of participants before the synod starts. After a two-day spiritual retreat at the ...

Global warming will be devastating for the countries Francis visited. In East Timor, the pope met with environmental activists who have been inspired by his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’.” ...

“To manifest the saving love of God given in Jesus Christ to all creation.” This is the mission of the Church. This mission has consequences in the different spheres of human life, from the economic ...

He also added his gratitude for Francis' 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," in which the pope endorsed the scientific consensus on the need for global efforts to confront ...

However, Papa Francis’ encouragement was flooded with protests from some members of the church. And it is still an ongoing spiritual battle that has not been fully delivered in Catholic Church. Of the ...

making the world less safe for humanity," Shanmugaratnam told Pope Francis. He applauded the pope's leadership, especially his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' (Praised Be), which urged the world to ...

In his encyclical (Redemptoris Custos), John Paul II was careful to refrain from speculations on specifics of Joseph's biography and daily life. However, the Pope offers numerous ... Among these were ...