A Filipino seminarian was the cross-bearer in the Holy Mass for the Papal conclave at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican ...

The Catholic Church is at a crossroads as it prepares to vote for a new leader. Pope Francis died aged 88 on Easter Monday following a stroke and heart failure. His funeral will take place outside ...

"But he led by example. And in doing so he brought more hope, more love to the Catholic Church — and to my life." Ultimately the pope's posture of openness and empathy toward the LGBTQ community ...

Hong Kong paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death on Monday at age 88, with religious and political figures worldwide praising him as a champion of peace and an “inspirational leader” who ...

During his 12 years of service as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis often became a subject of criticism and controversy Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after a ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled ...

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 ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI sensationally resigned from the holy post. Pope Francis, as he became known, was the ...

You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English The Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. As the College of ...

Roman Catholic archdioceses across the country mourned the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. They issued statements on their Facebook pages after the Vatican announced his death.

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican announced Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, one day after Easter, due to a cerebral stroke ...

Pope Francis mingles with children inside a paddocked space set aside for Sunday school children at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, Nairobi on November 27, 2015. [File/Standard] A ...