Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ ...

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

Pope Francis’ final days weren’t wasted. They were a homily without words — on how to die with Jesus, love like Jesus, and ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

In changes made by Pope Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes ...

Wil Tyrrell had a private audience with Pope Francis in 2015. The seconds they spoke 'seemed like an eternity, in a good ...

Joining host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on this episode of “Preach” ahead of the Second Sunday of Easter, Casey Stanton argues ...

Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.

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 ...

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 ...

The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion. Thanks to Christ — crucified and risen from the dead — hope does not ...

It’s a time to dwell on what Jesus ... for the world. This task was traumatic and overwhelming, but Jesus accepted it willingly. After hanging on the cross for three hours, Jesus finally gave up his ...