Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but it's not clear he changed many minds.

Pope Francis will attend next month's COP28, making him the first pontiff to attend the annual UN climate conference. It's part of his wider effort to make climate action central to his papacy.

Pope Francis prays before the icon of ‘Salus Populi Romani’ (Protectress and Health of the Roman People) hung in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, on March 15, 2020. (photo: Vatican Media) Amy ...

Francis also penned the first-ever encyclical letter on climate change in May 2015, in which he further invoked the past writings of St. Francis of Assisi, from whom Francis took his papal name ...

For Walking With Pope Francis: The Official Documents in Everyday Language (Orbis, 2023), theology professor and priest James H. Kroeger made 10 of Francis's most influential Vatican writings ...

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Pope Francis, whose papacy blended tradition with pushes for inclusion and reform, died on April, 21, 2025 – Easter Monday – at the age of 88. Here we spotlight five stories from The ...

(The Conversation) — Pope Francis, whose papacy blended tradition with pushes for inclusion and reform, died on April, 21, 2025 – Easter Monday – at the age of 88. Here we spotlight five ...

In return, Pope Francis gave Trump three of his writings, which he typically gives to heads of state, including "Amoris Laetitia," "Evangelii Gaudium," and "Laudato Si'" — his 2015 encyclical ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, honored Francis of Assisi with the name he selected for himself when he was elected as pope in 2013. The pope’s namesake, Saint Francis, remains widely ...

Pope Francis met three American presidents – Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden – even though he didn't always agree with their policies.