The consolidation of First Congregational Church of Oak Park and First Presbyterian Church of Oak Park begs can be compared ...

First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury will host a community 5K and Fun Run fundraiser on Friday, May 2, at Overton Elementary School. The proceeds will help support the church’s annual mission ...

Pope Francis, who became the first South American and first Jesuit to ascend to the most powerful position in the Catholic Church, has died at age 88 — just one day after Easter Sunday.

Francis took the reins of a church that was tarnished by financial scandals and still reeling the first papal resignation in 600 years. He moved quickly to re-establish order. He often likened the ...

Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church who ushered in a progressive era for the ... was hospitalized twice in 2023, first for bronchitis and later to remove intestinal scar tissue ...

who is considered the first pope. The pope serves as the spiritual guide for Catholics and is responsible for upholding Church teachings and traditions. The pope's primary responsibility is to act ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis also was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. The Society of Jesus, commonly called the Jesuits, are an order of "priests, brothers ...

Pope Francis passed away after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years. His supporters remembered the first Latin American pontiff for his inclusive leadership style, while conservative ...

Francis brought the Catholic Church's dialogue with Islam to new heights in 2019 by becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, but conservatives attacked him as a "heretic" for ...

Though he spoke in Italian, his parents’ language, he was Argentine, the first non-European pope for almost 13 centuries. That in itself was interesting. Then, before the traditional urbi et ...

Visitors view a projection-mapping installation during an "open practice" arts event in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago in Woodlawn. Credit: Provided/Max Li WOODLAWN — A major ...

ONLY ON FOUR TONIGHT. REPORTER JORDAN CIOPPA SHOWS US HOW THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS OBSERVING ITS FIRST HOLY WEEK. WITHOUT ITS HOME. THE GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE HERE AT NEW SALEM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ...