J.R.R. Tolkien called it “eucatastrophe” — the sudden turn to joy. It’s a pattern echoed in the best of literature and ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Massa traces this strain in American Catholicism back to what’s been called the “comic opera heresy” of a fellow Jesuit, ...

From Viking ruins to Filipino families, a small Catholic community brings new life to the Church’s oldest frontier.

A week after death of Pope Francis, Catholics reflect on shifts for local faith community amid church's broader ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis's death.

2️⃣ Inside the conclave: The next leader of the Catholic Church will be chosen during a highly secretive and elaborate ...

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.

Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Pope Francis’ face was forever hidden from the world when his coffin was closed at 8 o’clock on Friday evening, April 25, ...