A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

For many Catholics older than me, Francis represented a cultural shift from previous pontificates. As a Gen-Z Catholic, ...

This dynamic interplay between God’s will in all its perfection and our fallible human capacities for discernment is one ...

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Pope Francis "inspired Catholics and all people of good will to live as Christ did," said Kerry Alys Robinson, who is ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

Pope Francis who died yesterday morning, April 21, at the age of 88 was a trailblazer in more than one respect and definitely ...

In his first encyclical letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said faith in Jesus Christ helps one to joyfully live life 'on wings ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...