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Speaking to JPost, Efrayim Halevy said that late deputy chief Aliza Magen was highly unique and precise in her talents with ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died today. Argentinian, he was the first pontiff from the American continent. Before him, no one else had been elected head of the universal Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis led the Catholic Church for 12 years. The first Latin American in the office was as much a pastor as a pope, traditional as well as open to change. But he did not fulfill the many hopes ...

Tributes are pouring in from around the world for the head of the Catholic Church after the Vatican confirmed that Pope ...

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 ...

Argentine Jesuit priest eschewed the pomp of the Catholic Church’s highest office and advocated for the poor and peace ...

The head of the Catholic Church appeared on the Vatican balcony just hours before his death to address those who had gathered in the city to hear his words on Easter Sunday ...

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

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, was not just admired for his compassion and humility, but also for his warm and ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...