Going on pilgrimage often conjures images of the Holy Land and other far-flung destinations. But when Brian Rademacher ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

As the pallbearers approached with Francis atop their shoulders, the faithful in rows behind, Morenatti used an extendable ...

During his groundbreaking papacy, Pope Francis inspired the masses as he challenged the traditions and standards of the ...

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History's first Latin American pontiff ...

Plymouth is filled with tight-knit communities and one of them is Whitleigh. The locals there definitely know how to throw a ...

In Christianity, the donkey becomes almost a symbol of Jesus Christ himself, given how it patiently suffers and bears others’ ...

About 80 people, from both sides of the border, showed up April 5 for the Via Crucis procession that flowed through the city ...

From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers and artisans as much as among nuns and monks. They were getting crosses, ...

Matthew Perschall, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Alex Ovechkin confirms he refused to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with an empty net Alex Ovechkin wants to break Wayne Gretzky ...

In a few months, the doors at Nativity of Our Lord Church in the city's south side will close for good. The Diocese of Scranton made the announcement at the beginning of the month. The church is ...

After serving a community in Lackawanna County for more than a century, one of the oldest churches in the Diocese of Scranton will close for good this summer. Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and 'Batman ...