Pope Francis, the popular Roman Catholic pontiff ... of death and the laying of the body in the coffin," Vatican officials said in a statement. On Monday afternoon, Dallas Bishop Edward J.

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

A small but influential Catholic group in Germany called ... and understanding,” they added. The bishops further urged the militant group to lay down their arms. Ecumenical Mass in Egypt ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

The April 3 death of Theodore McCarrick marks the end of a particularly sad chapter in the recent history of the Catholic ... greater lay leadership in recent years. The U.S. bishops passed ...

With Pope Francis' funeral planned for Saturday, April 26, at the Vatican, and the Lubbock Catholic ... gathering of new bishops appointed in the past year. When I shook his hand on that occasion ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church ...

Confirmation of the deal by Bishop ... parishes and Catholic affiliates to pay $150 million to survivors of sexual abuse for acts perpetrated against them by clergy, religious, lay employees ...

SPOKANE, Wash - The leader of the Catholic ... Bishop Daly said Pope Francis was the one who appointed him to Spokane. The post online includes a picture of Pope Francis and Bishop Daly shaking ...

Roman Catholic Bishop William Wack referred to Pope Francis ... He looked me in the eye, patted my hand and said 'Sea un buen pastor' (Be a good shepherd) and he assured me of his prayers for ...

Fr Brendan Hoban, spokesman for Killala diocese and co-founder in 2010 of the Association of Catholic ... It has a lay majority and will advise him on pastoral matters. Bishop of Limerick Brendan ...