Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Vatican honours Isis attack victims in one of last acts of Pope Francis papacy - Vatican names 167 of its faithful killed in ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. In his final days and hours, the severely ill Pontiff gathered all his ...

In Hajdúdorog, young men with swords keep a rare Easter vigil, reviving a centuries-old church tradition that blends biblical ...

According to the Vatican News website, there are approximately 1.406 billion Catholics worldwide— and today, many of them are ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis died Monday, the day after Easter, at the age of 88. As ...

Catholics in Washington, D.C., gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for a memorial ...

In Austin, the pope’s death could have an effect on the speed with which the Diocese of Austin is given a new bishop. Francis ...

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

"We remember Pope Francis for his evangelizing zeal, desire for peace in the world, and love for the poor," said Donald J. Hying, Madison Catholic Diocese's Bishop.

Francis mingled with the faithful for about an hour on Easter Sunday, drawing cheers as crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square.

The liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez marking the Resurrection of the Lord with solemn beauty and joyful ...