Of course, since Peter the disciple was crowned the first pope by Jesus Christ, all 266 popes have been men. However, legend ...

Today, it is easy to admire Jesus. We even hero-worship Him. We like every single move He took and every action He did, including the toppling the tables in the temple. We adore Him for His radical ...

A punters' favourite, Parolin is seen as a compromise candidate between progressives and conservatives. He has been a Church diplomat for most of his life and served as Pope Francis' secretary of ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his retirement ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013, has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday.

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Local Catholics mourned Monday as they processed the news of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican reported Francis — the ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

People in our area with connections to Latin America continue to mourn the loss of the pope, including a reverend in New ...

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

Catholic leaders from Nebraska and Iowa reacted to the death of Pope Francis on Monday with sorrow but also a reverence for ...

Richmonders flocked to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart near Monroe Park to mourn the passing of Pope Francis, who died on ...