Elected on 13 March 2013, Francis is the first member of the Society of Jesus to be appointed pope and the first non-European to hold the office since...

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is head of the Catholic Church...

ones—of theological reflection." Pope Francis has stated that "it is the communists who think like Christians," and has praised liberation theology founder...

strongly supportive of Pope Francis, considering his theology to be very similar with the goals of the CCP - the CCPA emphasizes Pope Francis' support for the...

Theology of the Body is the topic of a series of 129 lectures given by Pope John Paul II during his Wednesday audiences in St. Peter's Square and the...

The Pope Francis bibliography contains a list of works by Pope Francis. Sanctuarium in ecclesia (February 11, 2017) Text Maiorem hac dilectionem (July...

theology at the University of Tübingen, where he was a colleague of Hans Küng. In his 1968 book Introduction to Christianity, he wrote that the pope has...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church since 2013, has adopted a significantly more accommodating tone on LGBT topics than his predecessors. In...

The theology of Pope Benedict XVI, as promulgated during his pontificate, consists mainly of three encyclical letters on love (2005), hope (2007), and...

Usarski, Frank (ed.). "The Solved Conflict: Pope Francis and Liberation Theology" (PDF). International Journal of Latin American Religions. 5 (2). Berlin:...

Francis Arinze // (born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the...

have it in our Christianity." The theology of Pope Francis has been described as critical of capitalism, and Pope Francis has been viewed as having some...

This is a list of pastoral visits of Pope Francis. His visit to the Philippines in January 2015 included the largest papal event in history with around...

canonization) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) Pope Francis (2013–) The following...

Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory...

the Pope that he would not invite the Pope to Russia without this condition. Pope Francis also hinted that he was willing to support the concerns of Ukrainian...

approval. Pope Francis named John Paul I as Venerable on 8 November 2017 after confirming his heroic virtue per the cardinal and theological virtues. Wikinews...

Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X is a 1953 painting by the artist Francis Bacon. The work shows a distorted version of the Portrait of Innocent X painted...

prelate of the Catholic Church whom Pope Francis named Archbishop of Lima on 25 January 2019. From completing his extensive training in theology in 1987...

Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who took the name of Francis. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation...

Third Order of Saint Dominic. He is scheduled to be elevated by Pope Francis to the College of Cardinals on December 7, 2024. Leo was born in Montreal on June...

retrieved February 14, 2019 Rocca, Francis X. (September 13, 2013). "Under Pope Francis, liberation theology comes of age". Catholic News Service. Archived...

(future Pope Benedict XVI) as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, John Paul II officially condemned aspects of liberation theology, which...

Cardinal Francis (born 11 November 1951) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Bishop of Penang since 2011. Pope Francis elevated...

election of Pope Francis, Catholic New Service reported "a reversal of policy [toward liberation theology] under Pope Francis, ... the fruit of a long and...

Foundation of Pope Pius XII, Humani generis, 1950 encyclical Roberto Masi, "The Credo of Paul VI: Theology of Original Sin and the Scientific Theory of Evolution"...

invited Pope Francis to travel with him to the Holy Land in 2014 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the embrace between Patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul...

served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010. On September 20, 2014, Pope Francis accepted George's...

Pope Francis made a pastoral and state visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, from 3 to 6 September 2024. He became the third pontiff to visit the country, following...

part of the regalia worn by the pope, who according to Catholic theology is the head of the Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter, who was a fisherman...