In the first nine hours that Pope Francis' body had lain in state in St. Peter's Basilica, more than 19,000 people stood in ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

Pope Francis' approach to key issues including his concern for the environment, immigration and abortion did not fit neatly into American political ideologies, Catholic politi ...

Maybe we imagine ourselves stubbornly standing by Him as all others abandon and condemn Him. But let's be honest -- the chances are high that we would have been there in the crowd, drunk with ...

Growing old isn't something to be feared, but rather something to embrace as a time of grace in one's life, Pope Francis wrote in a preface for a book that was not released befor ...

To the chanting of Christ's promise, "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live," the mortal remains of Pope Francis were carried into St. Peter's Basilica ...

Q: I have a close friend who is in OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) and is very serious about her faith and ...

As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis -- and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the ...

In every community of faith -- as in any other society or family -- there are always those who take on roles of enormous yet ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, he said April 21. He also ...

Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, ...

In the last years of his papacy, the world saw the more serious, concerned and suffering face of Pope Francis. But with one group he was always beaming, always smiling and always ch ...