Mary McAleese, Ireland’s former president, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the life of Pope Francis, and the potential for ...

It’s difficult to say how common stories like Allison’s are. According to the Utah Women & Leadership Project, nearly 50,000 ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, leaves behind a legacy of both upholding and altering Catholic Church teachings. He ...

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

Pope Francis’s tenure was punctuated by repeated clashes with American political leaders and sweeping efforts to install more ...

The declaration restated traditional church teaching that marriage is a lifelong union between a man and woman. But it ...

Through his writings, speeches, and initiatives, Pope Francis—who died April 21 at the age of 88—revitalized the church’s ...

The pope transformed the church’s senior leadership, exposing growing differences over teachings. “Once you start opening the ...

Francis came to lead an institution seeking fresh voices after years of dealing with an unfolding clergy sex abuse scandal ...