Today, we’re introducing “Believing,” a yearlong exploration from The Times on how we experience religion and spirituality ...

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday , had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a ...

Karla Estrada shared on Instagram a reflection on what truly matters in life—faith, gratitude, and the legacy of goodness ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world." We will be ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to lead the Catholic Church in March ...

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I was struck by how similar an Orthodox monk and Baptist preacher seemed, although they live on opposite sides of the planet, ...

We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he ...