Just as children run to their mother's arms in times of trouble, Catholics -- including popes and bishops -- know they can and should turn to Mary, said Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.

Ignoring the reality lived by men and women today has caused a resurgence of old ideologies, such as populism, that inevitably do more harm than good, Pope Francis said.

Four years after publishing his provocative encyclical 'Laudato Si', Pope Francis has criticized its implementation, saying in two separate messages published this week that the global resolutions...