On May 8 and in the days before, millions of Britons will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking perhaps the ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe ...

Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.

The steady stream of young women joining religious orders stopped decades ago. That means the sisters who remain have little ...

The pope's death now sets off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects. That will be followed by a ...

As Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with a complex lung infection and ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and a pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...

Pope Francis never visited Cincinnati, but his teachings and work influenced a generation of Catholics here who praised his ...

The Vatican released the announcement from Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of liturgical ceremonies. The presiding ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...