Pope for only 33 days, John Paul I is known both as "The Smiling Pope" and "The Forgotten Pope." On Sept. 4, he will be beatified. What were his life and papacy like?

For five years, the government and church of Nicaragua have been at odds over protests and state corruption.

Papal bulls written in the 15th century granted Catholic kings permission to colonize non-Christian lands and enslave Indigenous Peoples. Will Pope Francis formally rescind those decrees during his Canada pilgrimage?

Pope Francis will soon arrive in Canada. What is the history of residential schools in Canada? And what might a papal apology mean in a long, important process of truth-telling and reconciliation?

Is it in keeping with our faith to believe it is possible that those who have died may be able to help us? Absolutely.

Why one Orthodox patriarch can denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even while another supports it