Pope Francis welcomed criticism—as long as it was not made behind his back.

Throughout his papacy Pope Francis referenced ‘La Strada’ in homilies, interviews and public addresses.

“I wish I did not have to vote because I wish that Francis were still alive. But it is a fact that he has left us,” Cardinal Stephen Chow told Gerard O’Connell in an exclusive interview.

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set of cassocks from the two best-known papal tailors.

As the film’s title promises, there is plenty of sin on display, even before the vampires arrive.

Somehow, incredibly, this celibate, elderly man often doled out some of the best and most valuable parenting advice I’ve received along the way.

Mario Vargas Llosa's long literary life established him as a monumental figure in Spanish-language literature and Latin American history.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Heather Trotta

Deacon Marlowe Sabater, minister to seafarers and port workers, reflects on the Gospel story of the risen Christ meeting his disciples on the shore—and connects it to those who work and live at sea today.

What happens when a pope dies or resigns? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the steps in detail of what will occur at the Vatican after a pope's death.