“I tell you that every time I enter a prison I ask myself, ‘Why them, not me?’”

“We must help to heal the world of its moral atrophy,” the pope said at the World Meeting of Popular Movements.

Pope Francis told journalists, “How I would like a church which is poor and for the poor!”

Christian unity requires conversion: "It needs conversion of the papacy, conversion of bishops, conversion of Lutherans and of Catholics."

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope to address a general congregation.

Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.

The pope is seeking to get the government and opposition to negotiate a peaceful solution to the present crisis.

The pope spoke about what he considers the most important work Jesuits are called to in the 21st century.

Jesuits from 62 countries have chosen “a man of deep prayer” in electing Venezuelan-born Arturo Sosa Abascal as the new superior general of their order, said Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, a few hours after the decision was a

Pope Francis has his eyes fixed on Asia, where he sees the possibility of a new springtime for the church.