The historic meeting, which some are already describing as Pope Francis’ first miracle, may have an impact on the election of ...

In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, political and religious leaders joined a crowd of thousands in mourning the death ...

The historians new book, 'Becoming the Pastor's Wife,' explores how marriage became the primary path of ministry for women.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A group of 40 people, including migrants, the incarcerated, homeless people and transgender people, will ...

PORT ROYAL, Pennsylvania (RNS) — Hare Krishna farmers produce 'non-violent,' or ahimsa, dairy from cows that are loved and ...

Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary, the Salus Populi Romani.

Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will ...

Through her work, she reminded us that Palestinians are not just victims, but survivors, scholars, parents, poets and, yes, ...

Coming at a time of effusive global mourning over Francis’ death, the decision to delete the post appeared to reflect the ...

“As a longtime admirer of the Pope and his work to center the poor and marginalized, I was honored to meet him and pray with him last year. I join all those across the world mourning his death ...

Just because religious behavior and affiliation have taken a nosedive in the last 30 years does not mean America is suddenly ...