The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

In an interview with Le Monde, the political scientist François Mabille analyzes the ambiguous diplomacy of a Curia torn ...

Beginning amid the New Deal and continuing into the Second World War, when the U.S. and the Soviet Union were ostensible ... Under Review The Pope’s Role Has Changed in Our Time.

Here we look at some of Poland's most famous nationals -- from years gone by to the present day. Many have influenced a world far beyond their country's boundary. Nicolaus Coperni ...

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In a drastically stark landscape like the former Soviet Union, that became more important than ever ... The Plastics’ previously mysterious allure couldn’t stand the test of time. Faced with the ...

The population at the time consisted ... movement there. The pope’s visit to his native Poland in 1979 drew huge crowds who were emboldened to challenge their government. This helped to speed the ...

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news ...

On “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Gerard O’Connell about Pope Francis’ latest health updates and ...

Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of hi ...