Catholic News & Perspectives

Pope Francis put the poor in the center of his papacy. For Francis, taking care of those in need meant turning the Vatican upside down. The post He gave a face to the faceless: Francis is remembered as the pope of the poor first appeared on OSV News.

Pope Francis exercised an outsized role in world affairs with his pleas for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, advocacy for the rights of migrants and dealing with hostile regimes persecuting the church such as Nicaragua. The post World leaders remember Pope Francis as an important international player first appeared on OSV News.

(OSV News) — From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome… The post Pope Francis: A pope of surprises to the very end first appeared on OSV News.