Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of clerical sexual abuse and gay Vatican advisor, remembers Pope Francis’ monumental support for LGBTQ+ worshipers, and the pope’s commitment to reform in the Catholic ...

We speak with Ana Tijoux, the French Chilean musician and hip-hop artist known for her socially conscious lyrics, as she launches her U.S. tour.

Vatican City — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, ...

A good man died in Rome today, mourned by many around the world who never knew either him or his Jesus.

Premieres Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Celebrate International Jazz Day with host Jeremy Irons in a concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more. Enjoy ...

New Orleans’ half a million Roman Catholics joined their fellow believers around the world Monday to mourn the death of Pope ...

Pope Francis believed people needed to come together, break bread with one another, and really hear each other, a religion scholar said.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but ...

April 21, 2025 • President Trump and the first lady welcomed an estimated 40,000 people to the South Lawn of the White House on Monday for its annual Easter egg roll event. The annual tradition ...