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Casada: I am shocked and amazed at the sudden change in American values displayed since the new administration has taken ...

In a culture marked by growing uncertainty and fear about the future, Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas, ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonated, even among those who lacked faith. Francis ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

In his homily at the pope's funeral, Cardinal Re described Pope Francis as a "pope among the people, with an open heart ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of ...

A crowd of 250,000 gathered in a sun-drenched St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis, who was ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the ...

Some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass and tens of thousands more lined the motorcade route, clapping and cheering “Papa Francesco” as his simple wooden coffin travelled aboard one of his old ...