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The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...

A week ago, Catholics around the world lost arguably the most progressive pope in the church's recent history.

A look at some of the top headlines across the nation, including George Santos being sentenced to prison, the FBI arresting a ...

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The Vatican estimates that 30,000 people have already visited the late Pope in his Santa Maria Maggiore resting place since he was laid there on Saturday afternoon ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a ...

The large Gospel book opened on Francesco's coffin began to animate, flipped by the wind. The great bell had just finished ...

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament has urged political and religious leaders to embrace dialogue and tolerance. While at Rubaga ...

Anthony McCarthy, a prominent figure in Baltimore media and politics, will be honored at a memorial service on April 27 after ...

Residents in South Bibb believe one road is turning into a racetrack."I'd love to sit out here with a radar gun just to see ...