A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

In these roles, she's covered topics like housing ... rather than the more traditional papal apartments. The pope does not receive a salary. As the head of the Catholic Church, all of his needs ...

I’m not Catholic ... Can the church change? There’s an old joke: How many Catholics does it take to change a lightbulb? And they’re like: “Change? What do you mean change?

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

"Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor," he remarked. His last act as head of the Catholic Church was ... anything else would be vanity. "Look at the peacock," he said, "it's ...

The Boise-area Catholic community is ... them in boxes,” Fadness said. “I look at them as each bringing unique gifts that bless the life of the church. And I’m pretty confident that the ...

He was known for being driven around in unflashy cars and for making folksy gestures, like taking ... more traditional and more formal. SETH DOANE: In the long arc of the Church's history, how ...

jason horowitz When I think of Francis, I think of a dividing line in the Roman Catholic Church ... going to be people who see the church more like Francis does, who probably want more of a ...

“What does appear to be clear is that efforts seem to be in place to prevent traditional voices having ... The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church.” These changes in synod ...