Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

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A History of Sex and Christianity —the kind of hefty tome inevitably described as “magisterial” by reviewers—teems with ...

In Evangelii Gaudium (“Joy of the Gospel’”), Pope Francis said: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty ...

"Conclave" the film, a moody 2024 political thriller, introduced many laypeople to the ancient papal selection process.

World leaders and Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people ...