Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

“In this way, they remind us that communion is built primarily ‘on our knees,’ through prayer and constant commitment to ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.

They experienced his goodness and tenderness in a special daily closeness, and they bore witness to it in an admirable ...

Born Robert Francis Prevost and raised in Chicago, he is the first American to ascend to the papacy. He is a product of an ...