Pope Francis

First class is now underway in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Pope Francis travels in Egypt as a messenger of peace.

Crux looks at how business and church leaders can help the poor together.

Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Greece calls attention to refugee crisis.

Pope Francis highlights challenges families face, like conflict, migration and poverty.

Pope Francis focuses attention on the issue of Central American migration.

With nearly 200 million Catholics, Africa has the fastest growing Catholic population in the world today. Since 1980, the Catholic Church has grown 238 percent, according to a study released this year by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Pope Francis’ visit to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic Nov. 25 – 30 will serve as an important opportunity to highlight some of the continent’s most pressing issues.

In a meeting yesterday, Pope Francis made clear that the person and the environment are not two separate entities, saying, “Ecology is total, it is human.”

Read the transcript of a conference call with Dr. Carolyn Woo and other CRS staff discussing key messages in the encyclical.

'Ecological Conversion' is part of CRS president & CEO Carolyn Woo's monthly column for Catholic News Service.