The Catholic leader rails against a perceived campaign against Christians in Muslim countries

Pope Francis's remarks have American Catholic leaders scrambling to respond

Spicer didn't get the chance to meet the Pope as planned, though Trump brought several uninvited guests

After a right-wing coup crushed the reforms of Vatican II, one scholar says the last two popes are illegitimate

The Pope is going to bat for climate action

The atheist author and evolutionary biologist on Islam, the Pope and Jewish Nobel Prize winners

"The pope is focusing on morals," an expert tells Salon, "but not the morals that Rick Santorum wants"

What does one do with a leader who's better than others in the past, but still not nearly good enough?

Was the doomed speaker weeping in shame? He should have, because the pope exposed the abject failure of politics

Once a major political force with the power to derail presidential campaigns, right-wing Catholicism is in decline

The Vatican's decision on Palestinian statehood is consistent with precedent. Conservatives predictably don't care

The pope also hints at a willingness to consider letting priests get married

Catholics for a Free Choice interpret the new pope's first 100 days.

The Catholic Church has made great strides on gay and lesbian issues but still lags behind on trans understanding

During a 2010 bishops meeting, Cardinal Bergoglio tried to broker a gay unions deal as "the lesser of two evils"