Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His church ... of St Peter's Basilica are closed. Most recent popes have asked to be buried beneath the Basilica there, but Francis ...

St. Mary's Cathedral ... Others who came to pray for Pope Francis at the memorial Mass in the "spiritual center" of the diocese, as it's referred on the church website, shared that they lived ...

Pope Francis exuded warmth, humility, sincerity, and deep concern for all people, especially those on the margins. He took the name of Francis, as his papacy was modeled on St Francis of Assisi ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Kerala as a 'land of harmony and tolerance,' highlighting its historical role in ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The death of Pope Francis, who had served for twelve years as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, means Catholics are looking back upon his legacy and ...

The group originally planned the trip around the canonization of Carlo Acitus but the death of Pope Francis ... St. Peter’s Square about 5:30 Friday morning. “I always had this idea the church ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday ... the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon ...

Francis’ predecessor, Benedict XVI, publicly acknowledged the criminal behavior, met with victims and apologized. The world wars of the past century reconfirmed the Catholic Church’s emphasis ...

VATICAN CITY — One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming “princes of the church” from faraway ...