Pope Francis promulgated on Wednesday a new apostolic exhortation, or letter of encouragement, about the Church in the Amazon region. The document is a follow-up to a synod, or meeting, of bishops ...

From its opening salutation, Querida Amazonia seeks to invite the world into Pope Francis' own spiritual vision. Unlike his previous post-synodal exhortations, this one is addressed "to the people of ...

Now that the Amazon synod process has been completed with the publication of Querida Amazonia, the apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, what is the status of the Aparecida vision most dear to him?

Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the Amazon calls for women in the South American region to be included in new forms of service in the Church, but not within the ordained ministries of the ...