The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 ... Ignatius was a Spanish soldier whose leg was shattered by a cannonball as he fought to defend a castle ...

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

A SPECIAL event is set to take place in Haddington to commemorate War Graves Week. The event, organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), is held on Saturday.

As hundreds of thousands of Catholics descend upon the Vatican to celebrate the life of Pope Francis, local military and ...

He vowed to place less emphasis on "small-minded rules" or the "disjointed multitude of doctrines" and more on the "endless ...

Being a religious leader of over 1.4 billion Catholics globally, the Pope was not an ordinary mortal. As usual the world came to a standstill as people mourned his passing. From my neck of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...