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

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

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

Pope Francis' last public words were made in his "Urbi et Orbi" address on Easter Sunday, just hours before his death was ...

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 ...

Pope Francis passed away this morning, just hours after he gave a heartfelt speech to Vatican crowds for Easter Sunday. His ...

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 ...

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

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

Pope Francis passed away this morning with the Vatican announcing his death in a statement that read: "The Lord called him ...

For most of his life, Jesus lived under the rule of Herod Antipas. Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, persecuted the church in Jerusalem and had the apostle James put to death. Agrippa’s ...