The path to inclusion wasn’t straightforward.

In 2015, Francis had Tomasito laid to rest in the Teutonic cemetery in the Vatican, close to the place where St. Peter was executed.

In his off-the-cuff remarks, the pope highlighted the importance of listening.

The story of Catholics and the AIDS epidemic in the United States is often told as one of “gays versus the church.” But the reality was much more complicated.

Father Sosa said the Society of Jesus will also seek to respond to “the concrete requests of Pope Francis” in support of his work for the renewal of the church and its structures.

On Nov. 22, 16 migrants were found concealed in a truck on board a ferry from France to Ireland