The next phase in the life of Laudato Si', the decade-old encyclical on ecology, will not be defined by its author, Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Madagascar's bishops to embrace the care of creation as a central part of their prophetic ministry, ...

Contemporary gifts made by Indigenous artists carry the legacy of colonisation. The ethics of gift exchange need to be ...

The cycles of creation reflect the glory of ... quotation translated by Tracey Rowland in her book, Ratzinger’s Faith, The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, Oxford University Press, 2008 , p.

ANALYSIS: In the first month of his papacy, Leo XIV has demonstrated that he has the grounded demeanor, bridge-building ...

In 2005, after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope Benedict XVI ... As the sociologist Christian Smith wrote in a new book, “Why Religion Went Obsolete,” the decline of ...

He was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023. He will succeed Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at age 88 and was himself elected following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013 due to ...

When Pope Francis selected his name, it was to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation,” he told ... commonly used names include ...

Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, Mamberti noted that although ... writing and editing for Catholic newspapers, magazines, books, and other media. Our mission is the truth. Join us!

It’s not true because I must distinguish between the mission and the office of the pope. That’s part of the Catholic and apostolic faith. I have also written many books, some at the pope’s ...

However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, commissioned works by Michelangelo, who painted the ceiling and vaults depicting scenes from Genesis, including The Creation of Adam, between 1508 and 1512.

March 13 — About two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI steps down from the ... during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.