Members of Gaza's tiny Christian community said they were "heartbroken" on Monday at the death of Pope Francis, who ...

Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. Who's on the shortlist? Read more here.

Youngstown Diocese Catholics are mourning the death of the pope. "May Pope Francis see the face of God today," Bishop David Bonnar said.

Pope Francis died on Monday, one day after addressing the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter ...

Pope Francis' last public words were read in the 'Urbi et Orbi' message on Easter Sunday, just hours before his death was ...

Palestinian Christians wishing to worship at the traditional sites of the Easter story were inhibited from doing so.

The head of the Catholic Church appeared on the Vatican balcony just hours before his death to address those who had gathered in the city to hear his words on Easter Sunday ...

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have, not for the first time, called for peace in the region. In their ...

I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong,” said Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, in A.D. 156 before climbing onto a pyre where Roman authorities would burn him to death. Eyewitnesses reported the ...