Alongside an estimated 250,000 people, several SoCal natives were part in a rare moment that united the global Church in Rome ...

Holy Family Catholic Community and SSM Health are collaborating to bring the gift of the Catholic Mass to St. Agnes Hospital.

On the eve of Pope Francis’ funeral — when the world would bid a final farewell to the beloved pontiff — Bishop Robert ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke ... in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, culminating in an Easter Sunday ...

with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father." "His entire life was dedicated to the ...

SINGAPORE: Pope Francis was a "model of mercy and compassion", the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore said ... "In his final days, the Holy Father continued his work of preaching joy and sharing ...

The battle to succeed Pope Francis is one for the very soul of the Catholic Church and its over a billion ... of the 2018 agreement between the Holy See and China, which some regard as a sell ...

The Holy Father died on Monday (April 21 ... defended the “traditional” family and reaffirmed the church’s opposition to abortion. In 2015 he issued an encyclical warning that environmental ...

His 12-year tenure has been hailed by many inside and outside the Catholic Church as historic as he ... a person’s compassion belongs to their family and fellow citizens first and then to ...

"His election in 2013 will be seen as a kind of tectonic shift in the life of the Church," Michael Sean Winters, a longtime writer for the National Catholic Reporter told Newsweek. Upon his ...

The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, officially announced the pope’s death in a video ...

Francis also allowed ordinary priests — not just bishops — to absolve Catholic women who had intentionally terminated a pregnancy. He didn’t approve of attempts by U.S. bishops to deny Holy ... The ...