He believed that, above everything else, life is a pilgrimage to Heaven and that Heaven is open for everyone: todos.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my ...

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro ... in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with God, with others, with nature and with himself. He shows us just how inseparable the bond is between ...

“Francis, stripping himself, came back to nature in some sense. So we must receive nature as a gift of God, and respect this gift,” Sorrentino told The Associated Press. During the Crusades ...

When Pope Francis died the world lost not only the leader of the Catholic Church but also the first pontiff in history to take a stance on climate change.

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

April 25, Catholics at a digital wake expressed both sorrow and gratitude for Pope Francis and his leadership in protecting ...

The pope who took his name also shared his love of nature. “Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens ...

See All Key Ideas Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the ... he would cruise around St. Peters Square to greet pilgrims and ...

Francis was declared the patron saint of animals and ecology due to his deep love for nature and all living things.