The question of whether animals will join us in the afterlife finally has a definitive response from Rome. It’s a topic that’s been long debated, with Popes weighing in unofficially on both sides.

A Catholic Case and Why It Matters,' Christopher Steck, S.J., faces the ethical tensions within the Roman Catholic tradition ...

(CNN) — Can animals go to heaven? Some people all over the world have been excited in recent days about reports by news agencies worldwide — including one from CNN — declaring that Pope Francis ...

The Rev. Greg Wood, senior pastor of Portage First United Methodist Church: “John Wesley (the 18th-century Anglican cleric who was a co-founder of Methodism) believed in the general resurrection and ...

Update: It turns out that Pope Francis did not say that animals are going to heaven. Paul VI said it. The illuminating tale of how this supposed quote ended up on the front page of The New York Times ...

This column is included in Terry Pluto’s new book, “The Guy With the Sign and Other Thoughts on Faith in Everyday Life” ($16.95 paperback, Gray & Co.) Available at Northeast Ohio bookstores and Amazon ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Pope Francis has once again made people ...

When her Old English bulldog Lucy contracted lymphoma and died unexpectedly last year, Ingrid Nelson was rocked by grief. The dog was a deep source of support for Nelson, a sometimes overwhelmed ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story, citing a newspaper, attributed a quote to Pope Francis. The quote actually comes from Pope Paul VI. Some people all over the world have been excited in ...