On British airwaves Friday morning, Pope Francis said that leaders and diplomats coming to the U.K. for the COP26 climate summit are "urgently summoned to provide effective responses to the present ecological crisis."
Newly published remarks from Pope Francis' meeting with Slovakian Jesuits include mention of a "large Catholic television channel" that is critical of him. The pope also spoke his more welcoming approach to marriage and family life, his recovery from his recent surgery and traditionalist priests.
When terrorists wreaked havoc on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, it forever altered global affairs — including, inadvertently, paving the way for a relatively unknown Argentine cardinal to eventually become Pope Francis.
Panelists at a virtual roundtable at Loyola University Chicago said that, in a post-pandemic world, creating what Pope Francis calls an "economy of care" requires rethinking the nature of work.
Escazú Agreement also requires countries to provide people with information about environmental matters and ensure that they can participate in decisions.
Distinctly Catholic: The thing I most love about Pope Francis is when he gives a sermon that really challenges us moderns. As the church began Holy Week, he delivered just such a sermon on Palm Sunday.