Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

From Pope Francis' first major remark in July 2013, “If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him ...