Inside the casket was a scroll that summarized the life and ministry of the pope, who died April 21 at the age of 88.

Scholars marvel at Los Angeles' propensity to create new ways to connect God and self. It was fertile ground for Aimee Semple ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church ...

A new book, Sister, Sinner, tracks the fantastic rise of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1920s Los Angeles — and her ...

His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Within Vatican City, the pope presides over religious ceremonies, including Christmas and Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, and delivers weekly blessings such as the Angelus prayer on Sundays.

When it was opened on New Year’s Day 1923, the Angelus Temple ... a place people could pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit — and discreetly experience the gift of tongues.

Officials will be sealing both Pope Francis’s official residence at the Apostolic Palace — where he used to deliver the Angelus prayer — and ... politically loaded gift: a signed copy ...