White Crucifixion” marked the start of a series of paintings in which he envisioned Christ as an emblem of Jewish persecution ...

Students talk about the only pope they've really known. Others speak of Francis's words on mercy, solidarity and forgiveness.

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

The University of Holy Cross announced national award-winning television journalist Charisse Gibson as the commencement ...

WORCESTER ― Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus called Pope Francis a pastor of the people who had a "will of steel" and ...

Plus, cloistered Illinois sisters adopt solar energy; an Indian court denies bail for a nun facing arrest after she was accused of conversion; services held for slain Haitian sisters.

(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025. He was 88. Francis had served as pope for 12 eventful years, ...

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.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

No matter what direction the church decides to take after Pope Francis, his legacy will stand the test of time.

The annual “Way of the Cross” procession on Oxmoor Road in Homewood on Good Friday afternoon drew more than 100 believers who ...

The Stations of the Cross observes Jesus' passion and death on the cross. Each year millions of Christians participate in the devotion during Lent.