We have come in the Christian year to the season of Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, which falls this year on March 5.

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

To the ills of this world, Pope Francis calls us to be a Church that ministers to the body, mind and heart of our brothers ...

Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.

Francis usually ... of his life and papacy. The rogito is read aloud before the coffin is closed. The new rules also allow for a pope to be buried in a church other than St. Peter’s Basilica.

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century ... to the poor in its religious life but also expanded who is included in its ...

He took the name Francis about St. Francis of Assisi, living a life of simple service to the poor. He also remembered St. Francis Xavier, a co-founder of the Jesuits. Pope Francis has since ...

Pope Francis was in stable condition and resting on Sunday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again ...

IN Rome, Pope Francis — loved for his gentle heart and bubbly smile — is fighting a serious health battle as of this writing.