Pope Francis, known for his humility, chose to wear simple black shoes instead of the traditional ... church — the nuns and sisters who have given their lives to help others. He didn't speak for me.

A few months after becoming pope, Francis went to a small Italian island near ... to traditional doctrine led one Vatican reporter to note that he's changed the tune of the Church, but the lyrics ...

More people are finding faith outside church, according to a new study. Researchers say a "remarkable" transformation is ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- From brunch and Easter egg hunts to traditional church gatherings, Easter Sunday was celebrated in a variety of ways across the Triangle. Some marked the holiday before dawn ...

Francis explained that he decided to restrict the Latin Mass because he was concerned its use was leading to division in the Church. Francis said he felt the more ancient mass was "being used in ...

The new Pope set a moral mission for the 1.2 billion-strong flock. "Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor," he remarked. His last act as head of the Catholic Church was to appear on ...

And I think that love was inspiring for me ... in the Catholic Church—being more prominent," he said. His commitment to the marginalized and those often left out of traditional Church ...

"A new parish church, on or near the site of the medieval precursor, was constructed in the mid-18th century. The latter survived until the early 1960s when it was demolished to make way for the ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at Flores, in Argentina, on 17 December 1936, the eldest of five in a family that had fled Benito Mussolini’s Italy, he attended a Roman Catholic school and technical ...

(AP photo) Pope Francis, who died on Monday, left a significant legacy of changes in Catholic Church teachings on issues like the death penalty and nuclear weapons while maintaining traditional ...

Peter Turkson, 76, Ghana Turkson, potential to be the first black pope in centuries, has been vocal on climate change, poverty, and economic justice while maintaining traditional Church positions.