He will go down in history as the 'pope for the marginalized,' a Catholic leader in Naples, said of Pope Francis ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways no ...

On Palm Sunday, the streets resounded with the sound of cracking whips and the sobbing of mourners as Christ staggered under the weight of his cross. For the 36th year, Active Christian Teens in Our ...

We spoke with the pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church on how it’s remembering Pope Francis. “Pope Francis has guided the ...

The pope’s burial site, at his request, is the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. He ...

"So we've been seeing an uptick of pictures of Pope Francis sales, his pectoral cross. We have 'In memoriam' candles.

That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

The origins of the hot cross bun traditionally made with currants, spices, flour, and eggs are closely linked to a cathedral ...

Friday was celebrated by Christians around the globe as Good Friday, and Holy Cross Parish in Springfield was among several ...

Antique pipe organs can still be found – and heard – in a few area churches.

At All Saints Shrine, there are first-class relics of Teresa of ávila, Thomas More, John Fisher, Padre Pio and Pope Pius X, ...

Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the marginalized in ways that no pope had done before. He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also ...