Pat Marrin

The Leo Chronicles: Brother Leo and Gabby converse on a hot day in Rome.

The Leo Chronicles: What the world needs less of, and more of.

The Leo Chronicles: The only deal that Leo will entertain is one that leads to ceasefires and peace.  

The Leo Chronicles: Leo's papal advisers tackle the hard issues and close in on the question.

Francis, the comic strip: With a new papacy underway, Gabby and Brother Leo try to figure out their futures.

The real Pope Francis will be the focus of many official and scholarly examinations, but Francis and the other characters in the comic strip will also have a place among other beloved cartoon characters that live forever.

Francis, the comic strip: Today is all about perspective.

Francis the comic strip: Perfect love can save the world, Francis says.

Francis, the comic strip: Gabby and Brother Leo take an account of Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.

Francis, the comic strip: After a stressful few weeks, the Francis cartoonist is taking some time off to visit Ireland. The cartoon will resume after April 9.