The jovial Francis became pope because the conservative and cerebral Benedict XVI resigned on Feb. 28, 2013. The ostensible reason: Benedict didn’t want his ... Howard Chua-Eoan is a columnist ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio ‘Chito’ Tagle has been referred to as the ‘Asian Pope Francis’ for his approachable demeanor and simple ...

Francis had compassion for L.G.B.T.Q. people for many reasons. As a Jesuit, he took a person’s conscience seriously, an emphasis in Jesuit spirituality, meaning that he was less likely to ...

Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a devotee of La Virgen Desatanudos — Mary the untier of knots, the virgin mother of Jesus as a solver of gnarly problems.

Howard Chua-Eoan is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion ... Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a devotee of La Virgen Desatanudos — Mary the untier of knots, the ...