The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

Sri Lanka’s Catholic church says the Vatican has named 167 of its faithful killed in Islamic State-inspired suicide bombings ...

The first Latin American pope, known for speaking out against social injustice, leaves behind a complicated legacy.

Under clear spring skies and surrounded by thousands of faithful gathered in a St. Peter’s Square adorned with vibrant yellow ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he ...

"With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the ...

By Archbishop Mark Coleridge The surprises kept coming till the end. We held our breath when he was in hospital, but then he ...

Antonia Salzano, mother of soon-to-be Saint Carlo Acutis, spoke to Fox News Digital about her son's upcoming canonization as ...

Iman Hijaze was raised in a culturally Shiite Muslim household and considered herself an atheist until she picked up a rosary ...

"To our knowledge, this is the first time in United States history that the Vatican has approved a shift in ownership of a parish church to a dedicated nonprofit,” Kevin Doyle, president of The ...

Political leaders in Nigeria who have resources at their disposal to address security challenges and are not doing so cannot ...