Religiously speaking, the continent gave birth in the late ’60s to liberation theology and the ‘preferential ... the 74% who ...

Appointed Bishop of Oran in 2012 by Benedict XVI ... for his conservative stance and suspicion of liberation theology. His nomination reflects Pope Francis’ preferential option for the poor ...

Francis rejected all trappings of sovereignty and cult of personality. Instead, he has lived and preached what Jesus ...

VATICAN CITY — The 70th anniversary of the death on April 10 of Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the controversial French Jesuit whose works the Vatican formally censured in 1962, has given further ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington ... He later earned a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. His experience includes serving as a ...

Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly 40 days, Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Jubilee of the Sick, sharing ...