For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Every pope has his critics. But Pope Francis’ conservative opponents were unique in that they actually had a living alternate ...

As the Trump administration dismantles climate action and cuts funding to Indigenous peoples around the world — and far-right ...

Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff ... from his visit to Chiapas, Mexico, in ...

Pope Leo XIV could bring big change to the Catholic Church – here’s how Francis set the stage - Francis had begun making ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Many Indigenous Catholics saw an ally in Pope Francis who championed their causes, asked forgiveness for the church’s ...

Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding ... They also would be highlighted in the Amazon Synod that Francis called at the Vatican in 2019, a meeting of bishops and ...

FILE – Pope Francis walks in procession on the occasion of the Amazon synod, a three-week meeting on preserving the rainforest and ministering to its native people, at the Vatican, Monday ...

a part of the Amazon rain forest. It was 2016, a year after Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. When he was up to speak, the bishop didn’t preach though he was in his city ...