COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and poor governance.

At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbols mingled at the altar as ...

Many Indigenous Catholics saw an ally in Pope Francis who championed their causes, asked forgiveness for the church’s ...

Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

As immigrants increasingly fill its pews in Spain, the Catholic Church is advocating more inclusive policies to the broader ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore has described Pope Francis as a champion of unity and hope, and not just for Catholics but for the world, especially the weak, the marginalised and the ...

Bishop John Iffert, with the Diocese of Covington, also released a statement Monday.“Pope Francis, the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church, has profoundly shaped the Church's mission through his ...

The Most Reverend Edward Rice, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau released a statement. In part, Bishop Rice wrote, “As we enter into the joy of the Easter Season ...

Bishop John McDermott of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington released a statement Monday after the death of Pope Francis. Bishop John McDermott of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse released a statement from Bishop Douglas J. Lucia on the death of the Pope. The Bishop expressed that he wrote the statement with tears stinging his eyes as ...

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...