The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

When the early Church celebrated the Eucharist, it certainly considered itself to be doing more than preaching and singing.

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

the philosophy professor at the Catholic Institute of Paris expressing surprise at the indifference the church seems to show toward the origin of the hosts and wine. “We receive communion with ...

As he headed to Rome, reporters aboard Air Force One asked President Trump why he felt it was important to go to Pope Francis ...

As he headed to Rome, reporters aboard Air Force One asked President Trump why he felt it was important to go to Pope Francis ...

Clockwise from left: Will Bagley, Cathy Reed-Collins (shown with her pastor, Father Timothy Sauppé), and Anna and Dylan ...

A litany of saints was sung out during the funeral Mass for Pope Francis, a meditative chant that is part of the traditional ...

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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke, setting off mourning in the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican. While dignitaries are to attend the funeral, ...

Faithful gather to follow the burial ceremony of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome,. The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees ...

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