VICTOR GAETAN is Senior International Correspondent for National Catholic Register and the author of God’s Diplomats: Pope ...

When a pope had the audacity to name himself after St. Francis — a man of peace, simplicity and creation — I began to dream ...

Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter's Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

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(4) When the Mass is only read in a low tone it is called a low or private ... If the celebrant be a bishop, the Mass or Vespers is called Pontifical Mass or Pontifical Vespers.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has said he will fly to Italy to grace funeral of Pope Francis, who died on April ...

He demoted conservatives in Vatican offices, restricted the use of the old Latin Mass dear to traditionalists ... the former head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, said the ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The ...

Isabelle de Gaulmyn, who covered the Vatican for La Croix 2005-2009, reflects on Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy. From reforming ...

His mercy only flowed in one direction, towards progressives. Towards faithful traditionalists he was merciless. He fired a ...

Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died at 7:35 a.m.