St. Francis’s imprint on this pope is clearly strong. In unscripted comments during a meeting with the president of Ecuador in April 2013, he said, “Take good care of creation. St. Francis ...

Alex Crow, former parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile, Ala., is pictured in an undated photo. The Archdiocese of Mobile revealed Jan. 5 that Pope Francis finalized the decision to ...

Everything Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope said after UK lost to Tennessee in 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game in Indianapolis.

In an exclusive message recorded for the BBC, Pope Francis addresses world leaders ahead of COP26.

ROME — As leaders of the Catholic Church popes have long set out to confront the great challenges of their age, be they heretics, plagues or invasions. In 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made curtailing the ...