By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in a Rome hospital because of a complex ...

Francis Bourgeois is walking down the street towards us, a long arm waving slowly above his head, a grin fixed solidly on his face. It is raining horribly — real February rain — with the vague ...

Popular author and preacher Francis Chan was recently questioned by fellow pastors who are trying to get their heads around Chan's decision to leave his megachurch. "I'll be honest. Everybody thinks ...