Pope Francis made a surprise Easter appearance at St. Peter's Basilica just three weeks after being discharged from a ...

Environmental degradation and climate change affect all life on Earth, religious leaders say, and the matter can’t wait.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican has confirmed ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch described Pope Francis as a bearer of a lofty Christian mission, noting that his ...

With the news that Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter, faith leaders from across the country shared ...

The presence of distinguished Roman leaders in York would have meant they required a lavish social life, so it is not a surprise to see evidence of gladiator events, as well as such an extensive ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, released an official statement just before 8 a.m. on the passing of Pope ...

Generations of Roman leaders found political weaponry in this fear of degeneration. The Gracchi brothers used their picture of a withering Italian people to call for land reform so radical that it ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...

Barcelona inched closer to the La Liga title with a 1-0 win over Mallorca on Tuesday which took them seven points clear of ...

The funeral of Pope Francis is underway in St. Peter’s square, where hundreds of thousands of people have gathered, including ...