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Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the world’s largest religious institution. A period where the pope was often pitted ...

Thirty-five bodies were recovered in Yemen after a U.S strike on Saada hit a detention centre hosting African migrants, Yemen ...

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

When the prohibition regarding the Divine Mercy message was lifted by Pope St. Paul VI, Sister Faustina Kowalska of the ...

POPE FRANCIS once defined his idea of heaven as “to go out one day, without being recognised, and go to a pizzeria.” The ...

But few could have predicted that appearance would be his last and that just hours later, he would leave unfinished his ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

The deteriorating health of Pope Francis has led to the worldwide speculation regarding his possible successor.

Pope Francis, who died April 21, brought synodality back to the heart of the church. He saw in it a way to make each believer ...

Both critics and followers agree the pope made significant, lasting changes to the Catholic Church and its role in the world.