John Dolan heads the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and has family who have committed suicide. He met the pontiff and ...

The Ethiopian Catholic Church mourned the death of Pope Francis today with memorial mass and funeral rites at Lideta Catholic Cathedral. President Taye Atske Selassie as well as religious fathers of ...

Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, the new head of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, is one of the last bishops in the world ...

A small but influential Catholic group in Germany called “New Beginning” has issued a blistering statement protesting the ...

NOW THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISITING ROME FOR THE FUNERAL TODAY INCLUDED SEVERAL SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY RESIDENTS. BISHOP TIMOTHY SENIOR WITH THE HARRISBURG DIOCESE, SPOKE WITH NEWS EIGHT THIS MORNING ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Under the bright Roman sun and amid crowds extending down the Via della Conciliazione, the funeral Mass unfolded within the ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

By Kodjo AdamsAccra, April 26, GNA- Catholic faithful, the diplomatic community and other religious bodies joined the Catholic faithful Friday evening to hold a requiem mass at the Holy Spirit ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...