It has been 10 years since Pope Francis was elected to the See of Peter. During this time, his scorecard of accomplishments has been impressive: He has published three encyclicals and five apostolic exhortations. He has made 40 foreign trips and counting.
Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the last 10 years of Pope Francis' papacy and the titles that we have learned to call him.
For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the church is not the church of Christ if it does not reach out, sharing the "joy of the Gospel" and placing the poor at the
Monsignor Owen Campion looks back at the tremendous legacy of faith Pope Benedict XVI left to the Church and the world: “It is reported that, with his final breath, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI murmured, ‘Lord, I love you.’ It was a last
In Catholic Church history, one of the most famous controversies, and most famous crises between Church and state, between pope and king, took place in the early 13th century. The antagonists were Pope Innocent III and King John of England. Pope Innocent
“Above all, one must always be ready for the Lord’s surprise moves, for although he treats his loved ones well, he generally likes to test them with all sorts of trials.” Pope St. John XXIII wrote that while on retreat in late
CNS file photo This is the 10th in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series is appeared monthly throughout 2018. Sometimes it seemed as if Pope St. John Paul
This is the seventh in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series appeared monthly throughout 2018. The story goes that when Cardinal Angelo Roncalli of Venice boarded the train
This is the sixth in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series appeared monthly throughout 2018. On Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union stunned the world
Paul VI’s being declared a saint this year sheds light on role of popes in a process that’s about holiness