The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms ...

T his is not a great time to be a woman. Plus ça change, as my French sister-in-law might say. Fair point. Yet the evidence ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, just a day after greeting crowds at St Peter’s Square. From the very start of his papacy, he was determined to do things differently.

Both critics and followers agree the pope made significant, lasting changes to the Catholic Church and its role in the world.