Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus issued a statement Monday following news of the pope's death.

"I want to begin by thanking God for delivering me from what was undoubtedly ... on 15 April 2025." Sullivan was abducted when four men broke into his church and dragged him from the pulpit ...

Jan Sullivan, the rector ... struck by Francis' first words as pope, "Pray for me," showing a humility for the leader of the Catholic Church. He said he learned about his death from a text ...

Faith institutions in Tulsa and throughout Oklahoma have begun releasing statements and tributes to the late Pontiff.

"I want to begin by thanking God for delivering me from what was undoubtedly ... telling it when the time is right," he added. Sullivan's kidnapping triggered a global prayer rally starting with his ...

The South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every day.

Which way will the church, famously resistant to change ... the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan chair in Catholic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. The next pope will likely "put some ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning after more than 12 years as head of the Catholic Church. Maine religious leaders and ...