The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a broken world. Pope Francis (1936–2025), who led the Catholic Church from ...
The indefatigable Pope Francis will be on the road again Sept. 26-29, less than two weeks after finishing a marathon voyage to Asia and Oceania. His destination this time is closer to home: the ...
Cardinals-designate from three continents said Tuesday the Church in the global south has a lot of nonmaterial gifts to share with the West, including the richness of priestly vocations and a ...
Pope Francis waives to pilgrims from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace during his Angelus address on Oct. 6, 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis on Sunday announced a consistory in ...
PORT MORESBY – Pope Francis told bishops, clergy and religious in Papua New Guinea Saturday to be close to those on the peripheries and to continue spreading hope, despite the challenges and ...
Peripheries, centers, and the construction of early modern American empires: an introduction / Amy Turner Bushnell and Jack P. Greene -- Gates, patterns, and peripheries: the field of frontier Latin ...