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A person reads a copy of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano with the front page about Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2020.
Documents: Pope wrote Curia reform, four encyclicals, six exhortations
Elected in 2013 with a clear mandate to reform the Roman Curia, Pope Francis completed the project with his apostolic constitution, “Preach the Gospel,” nine years after taking office. He also … more
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Pope Francis greets Orthodox Archbishop Elia Wallgrén of Helsinki and All Finland during a meeting with an ecumenical pilgrimage from Finland in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Jan. 20, 2025.
Pope Francis’ was a pontificate of personal, practical ecumenism
The pontificate of Pope Francis did not result in breakthrough theological agreements with other Christians, but huge strides were made in personal relations and practical cooperation. Pope … more
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This is a rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., Jan. 30, 2020. The encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for our Common Home," encourages "a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet."
Pope Francis lived up to his namesake’s love, care for creation
Tapping into the spirit and spirituality of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis made care for creation and for all that lives on the earth a pastoral priority. The importance of … more
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Pope Francis greets children as he visits with refugees at the government-run Reception and Identification Center in Mytilene, Greece, Dec. 5, 2021.
Pope, a ‘son of immigrants,’ leaves legacy of migrant advocacy
When Pope Francis chose the small Italian island of Lampedusa as the destination for his first trip outside Rome after his election, he signaled to the world that migration would be a defining issue … more
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Pope Francis greets newly married couples during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in this Sept. 30, 2015, file photo. The “Amoris Laetitia” Family Year, which opened March 19, is an opportunity for Catholics to read Pope Francis’ 2016 document and discover its reflections on family life.
Pope’s teaching on family, sexuality emphasized mercy, welcome
Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s mercy and on pastoral outreach to Catholics who felt pushed to the edges of the Catholic community marked a new, and often controversial, approach to the family … more
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Pope Francis greets people attending a two-day conference in Rome on “Women in the Church: Builders of Humanity” during an audience at the Vatican, March 7, 2024. The conference, part of a celebration of International Women’s Day, was being held at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
While holding line on Priesthood, Pope Francis promoted women’s roles
Asserting that the Catholic Church needed the gifts and experiences of women, Pope Francis appointed several women to top positions in the Roman Curia, including the first female prefect of a major … more
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Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington shares a laugh with Pope Francis before the first working session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 4, 2023, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Synods and synodality: Pope Francis’ method and vision for the Church
While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one institution he believed in deeply was the Synod of Bishops and ― even more ― the notion of … more
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Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people of the Banado Norte neighborhood in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12, 2015.
Pope’s life, leadership, placed Latin America at center of the Church
As the pope of the peripheries, Pope Francis brought the heart, mind and soul of the Catholic Church in Latin America from what he called the “ends of the earth” to the center of … more
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Pope Francis greets visitors during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 4, 2022.
A way with words: Pope Francis wove vivid metaphors
A few days before Pope Francis was elected in March 2013, he told his fellow cardinals, “I have the impression that Jesus is locked inside the Church and that he is knocking because he wants to get … more
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Father Emil Joseph Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain, is pictured celebrating Mass from the hood of a jeep Oct. 7, 1950, in South Korea. While he continued treatment at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis issued a series of decrees regarding several sainthood causes Feb. 24, 2025, including for Fr. Kapaun, a U.S. Army military chaplain who died in a prisoner of war camp in North Korea in 1951. The pope recognized his sacrifice as an “offering of life,” a category distinct from martyrdom that the pope established in 2017.
Fr. Kapaun, native of Abp.-designate McKnight’s home diocese, declared Venerable
The crucifix in Kapaun Mt. Carmel School in Wichita, Kansas, was carved in honor of a chaplain who helped shepherd many prisoners of war through their own Way of the Cross. That chaplain was … more
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A woman smiles as she holds an image of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 26, 2025, as he continues his treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital
Even from hospital, pope gives powerful witness of faith, prelates say
Despite his illness, age and hospitalization, Pope Francis is still demonstrating his deep faith and exercising his role as pontiff, said a cardinal who once served as an auxiliary bishop of Rome. … more
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This is a bronze coin titled “Dante before the Mountain of Purgatory [reverse], late 15th century.”
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence announced
Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Holy Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an … more
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Pope Francis, leaders of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and participants start opening session in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 2, 2023.
Collaboration and Compassion — On the role of the bishop in a synodal Church
The following was written for and published in America magazine and online media (October 2024) and is republished here with permission: By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight Last June, I … more
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