The final call lasted 30 seconds. Just enough time to say hello and ask if everyone was okay. But for Gaza’s tiny Christian ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

The body of Pope Francis will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to ...

Over the centuries, the outcome of conclaves has been impossible to predict. But if the cardinals named by Francis vote ...

THE DEATH of Pope Francis comes in the midst of a convulsive period in international affairs, one in which the late pontiff ...

On Wednesday morning, the late Pope’s body will be brought from the private chapel of the Casa Santa Marta residence where he ...

Many Catholics in the world grieved Monday upon hearing about the death of Pope Francis early that morning. The head of the ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have offered a ...

The high court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system could not require children to sit through ...

The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Reverend Terence Patrick Drainey, said when he met Pope Francis - who was Argentinian ...

This Saturday, the world will turn its attention to Vatican City to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis — the first ...