The Filipino Catholic community was expected to celebrate a tradition of honoring the Virgin Mary in downtown Los Angeles.

a mission was maintained for the benefit of early French settlers as well as Potawatomie Native American converts to the Catholic faith, the release states. The present church building dates to ...

The three vestments worn by Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015 were made by ...

He was buried at his favourite church, Santa Maria Maggiore, in a chamber sealed ... led by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, 91-year-old Giovanni Battista Re. Italy has spent millions on ...

The centuries-old rites, however, still involved Catholic pageantry ... for The New York Times The church where Pope Francis is being buried — Santa Maria Maggiore, or St. Mary Major — held ...

That’s Sara Smith, coordinating Fauntleroy Church‘s long-running twice-yearly Recycle Roundup for the first time today, and excited about it! The church’s partner in the free dropoff event ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church ... at peacemaking in the Church were not always successful. His banning of the old Latin mass was seen ...

For more than 100 years, leaders of the Catholic Church have been buried in the Vatican. But Pope Francis decided he wanted to be interred at the 4th-century Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church ... at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore – outside ...

Pope Francis will be buried in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome ... 150 Years of History Says This Happens Next 52-year-old quit his job, bought a failing snack company for $250,000 ...