Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires ...

The professor, a Jesuit priest, had just argued in favor of physician-assisted suicide, which is anathema to Catholic teachings. I wasn’t Christian, but the one thing I knew about Roman Catholic ...

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

According to America, the magazine of the U.S. Jesuits, Stella this week strongly criticized Francis’ reform of the Vatican bureaucracy that allowed women and lay people to head Holy See offices ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

Pope Francis was the 266th pontiff, having taken over from Pope Benedict in 2013. Francis made history as the first pope ...

More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to honor the late pope at a funeral service and procession, according to Vatican News. Fr. Arturo Sosa, S.J., Jesuit Superior ...

The papal apartment, which is a series of rooms wrapping around the Vatican’s Sixtus V Courtyard, was the traditional home of ...

The Vatican's 2025 conclave will choose the next pope, shaping the future of the Catholic Church and global influence.

For Catholics seeking a way to both honor the memory of Pope Francis and embrace the principles of his landmark encyclical ...

“We are often worried about teaching doctrine, but we risk forgetting that our first duty is to communicate the beauty and ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...