Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

The new Pope is seen as someone who could unite traditionalist and progressive within the Church, writes the BBC's r.

Notre Dame Provost John McGreevy said he expects some tension between the Vatican and the White House over immigration and ...

The new Pope is seen as someone who could unite traditionalist and progressive within the Church, writes the BBC's r.

“He also had a political tone there, calling for peace everywhere, calling for disarmament, calling for building ... in the church”, he said. “Up until that time, the church’s hierarchy ...

To the Church of Rome, a special greeting: We have to look together how to be a missionary Church, building bridges ... South and reform within the Church hierarchy. Vatican observers have ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

But there was also a sense that work had to be done to resolve the (sometimes very public) splits between those of different schools of thought within the Church hierarchy, often characterised as ...

given that he has spent decades in the Middle East rather than building alliances closer to home. Some cardinals and other members of the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy are also concerned ...

Antonio Guterres said he looks forward “to building on the long ... in line with his belief the church must pay more attention to the poor and that its hierarchy should reflect the face of ...