The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

Francis’ approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue differed notably from his predecessors, writes a scholar who studies ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

As the conflict in the hit film ‘Sinners’ unfolds, it deftly interrogates the role of religion within the Black community.

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Pope Francis raised the consciousness of bishops, priests and laity around the issues of sexism and unjust discrimination ...

Faith leaders have been at the forefront of every progressive movement in our nation’s history … so I’m glad to see faith ...

A long-simmering dispute over a proposed homeless shelter at a New Jersey church turned ugly last week, as leaders of Toms ...

From there, Parolin, as the most senior cardinal bishop, led the procession to the Sistine Chapel. An appeal to the Christian ...

“I pray our next Pope embraces and expands on Pope Francis’ resolute passion and dedication to the Beatitudes — and further ...