The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...

TUPELO - When Pope Francis died April 21 after a lengthy illness, it seemed to be a loss felt by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. The 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis appealed ...

While speculation mounts over the identity of the next pope, equally intriguing is the name he will choose, as it may offer ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems inconsistency to you did not seem inconsistency to him.” We should keep this ...

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass after his historic election as the first North American pope. He meets Friday with ...

The pontiff earned a salary of £300,000.Pope Francis had less than £100 to his name when he died.The 88-year-old ...

Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young ...

In a momentous development in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Leo XIV has been elected as the new pope ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

Pope Leo XIV , history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine ...