Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which includes parishes in Tulare County, joined in mourning ...

The death of Pope Francis early Monday morning sent Catholic communities around the world into a period of prayer and ...

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

In Italy, bells tolled in church towers and flags were lowered to half-staff on government buildings in Rome. View on ...

Flags at the White House and federal ... “May his example of compassion and outreach continue to inspire us all. I ask that you join me in prayer: Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where ... Conservative detractors of the first Latin American pope criticized his support for social ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where ... “He was a father to us in Flores,” said Gabriela Lucero, 66, as she rose for Mass ...

In his s peech, Francis warned against religious and ideological extremism and said not to be “fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once ... noticed the Israeli flag she and her ...