For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: ...

Father Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin was ...

Further reading: Pope Francis encourages Catholics to embrace hope during Jubilee 2025 The pope ended the catechesis with an invitation to ... actively engaged in church governance and continues ...

In Gate Church ... by both Catholic and Orthodox traditions. While it doesn’t directly address papal authority, it does quote Paul VI, Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. It’s an invitation ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”. Ms O’Neill has confirmed she will travel to Rome to join leaders from across ...

By prioritizing the environment, championing the poor and striking a more welcoming tone with LGBTQ Catholics, Pope Francis ...

including pieces of the structure and the church's original Celtic-style cross damaged that day. It hangs above a remembrance gate commemorating the 168 people killed that day. The anniversary of the ...

Days before his five-week hospitalization, Pope Francis referred to this year’s Easter celebration while invoking the 1,700th anniversary of the historic ... the unity sought in the past by the Roman ...

More than 500 people were wounded in the attack, which officials blamed on a home-grown Islamist group. The Catholic Church will commemorate the victims on Monday, by declaring them "Heroes of the ...

A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka's Manampitiya village, causing damage but no injuries, days before Easter commemorations. Police arrested a 38-year-old suspect, citing a personal dispute ...

While many Christian denominations are commemorating Easter holidays, aggrieved Roman Catholic Church Diocese members in Rustenburg, North West, are gathering at Phokeng St Joseph Church demanding ...