(CNN) — When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to lead the Catholic church in 2013, he chose the papal name Francis, after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is holding an open house from 4-6 p.m. Thursday.

Challenges to worship abroad, and unsatisfying self-help opportunities here, were part of stories of people initiated into the Church at the Easter Vigil ... with such a large group … from such ...

It is a procedure steeped in tradition, but one which has been subtly updated for the modern world. Cardinals – senior church officials appointed by the pope – from around the world must gather for ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away ...