The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

SoCal LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

“The biggest mistake in the movie was the admission of a cardinal in pectore into the conclave,” said Reese. “If the name is not announced publicly by the pope in the presence of the College of ...

the parish priest of the region's only Catholic church told ABC News. Father Gabriel Romanelli of Gaza City's Holy Family Church said the pontiff called the parish "every day from the beginning of ...

In the wake of Hamas' deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, he exemplified this dedication by making daily phone calls to the Holy Family Church in Gaza - the only Catholic parish in the ...

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday ...

OUR JOSHUA DAVIS IS IN CLEMMONS AT HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GATHERING TO PRAY. AND JOSHUA, THIS NEWS WAS UNEXPECTED FOR PEOPLE THAT YOU SPOKE TO. THAT’S RIGHT.

For months, Pope Francis called almost nightly to check in on the people sheltering at the Holy Family Catholic Church "As-salaam Alaikum" or "peace be upon you," Pope Francis ventured in Arabic ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentine who moved to liberalize the Catholic Church, dramatically reorienting the papacy’s posture toward homosexuality and modestly expanding ...