For all his support toward LGBTQ individuals, Francis shocked the world by twice using an Italian homophobic slur in closed-door ... published a letter that accused Pope Francis of covering ...

WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance says he did not realize how sick Pope Francis was when he met with the pontiff at the Vatican a day before he died. "I've thought a lot about that.

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and leader of the world's approximately 1.3 billion Catholics, has died. He was ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility, chose to wear simple black shoes instead of the traditional red shoes of his predecessors. He prioritized caring for the environment, elevating women in the ...

Pope Francis ... on the role of women in society and for using a homophobic slur in 2024. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis was one of five children in a family of Italian ...

Mr. Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. “Who am I to judge?” Pope Francis uttered those words in July 2013, just four and a half months ...