Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

The pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at age 88, strived to make the church more inclusive. But critics believed his reforms ...

Francis has revolutionized the College of Cardinals by passing over large archdioceses like Los Angeles, Venice and Milan in ...

Fadness said Pope Francis, while controversial at times, was a bridge builder, noting the significance of the pope’s final ...

Pope Francis, remembered as a beacon of hope and advocate for human dignity, died at age 88. Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence Persico and other local Catholics mourned the pope's passing and reflected on ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday, preached inclusion in his words and travels. Among his visits was Mongolia, which only has about 1,500 Catholics.

A Mass was set for 7 p.m. April 21 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, which will be led by Archbishop Edward J.

On a chilly, cloudy morning in Rockland County, Rev. Steven Neier led a joyful yet solemn Easter Monday Mass at St. Paul's ...

Youngstown Diocese Catholics are mourning the death of the pope. "May Pope Francis see the face of God today," Bishop David Bonnar said.

“It was a shock. My wife was listening to the radio and she said she thought the Pope had died,” parishioner Pat McLaughlin ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic ... age to come. [St. Gregory the Great, Dial. 4, 39: PL 77, 396; cf. Mt 12:32-36.]" 1472. "To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is ...