After the Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis had died, Catholics reflected on his teachings and shepherding of the ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways no predecessors had done before.

Pope Francis, formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, was the first Latin-American pontiff in the history of the ...

Across the country this past Easter weekend, outdoor church bulletin boards proclaimed, “Alleluia, He is Risen,” and “Because ...

During the season of rebirth, clerics  geared their sermons toward picking up the pieces. The faithful reflected on faith ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the ...

Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Easter has long been a mix of the secular and the sacred, of candy, flowers and ...

For reasons having more to do with modern secular culture and commerce than religious significance, Christmas is more ...

QURAYE, Lebanon (AP) — It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

To purposefully ride the rollercoaster alongside the disciples and Jesus—the mixture of vomit and death and life, blood and sweat and tears. Holy Week began last week with Palm Sunday at the start of ...

According to a recent Gallup poll, “hope” is the top attribute used to describe positive leaders. The study showed hope is the most important quality people are looking for in a leader worldwide. I ...