The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in St Peter's Square. The ...

Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, its streets haunted by fear and ...

Amid papal mourning, an annual celebration of the Divine Mercy reminds the faithful that Easter joy triumphs over tears, with ...

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which includes the entire state of Maine, is celebrating a special Mass ...

Members of the Church are joining with others in the Philippines to pray for vulnerable people, serve those in need and ...

Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

What a humbling feeling it was to have the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ask you to pray for him. While it shocked us in the moment, perhaps it should not have. Pope Francis lived a life rooted ...

"It's a very sad day for Catholics and all people around the world because he was such a people person," said Mary DeBois of ...

Indonesians across the Muslim-majority nation share warm messages of support as they remember the late pontiff's compassion ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died at 88. The Vatican said he died of a stroke that put him into a coma and ...

Persico was named Erie's 10th Catholic bishop by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Persico was installed as bishop in October of ...