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 ...

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 ...

It is also a moment when the cardinals call on the saints to pray for them and to the Holy Spirit to guide them. But in the run-up to the conclave, the cardinals have more earthly concerns too.

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.

jason horowitz When I think of Francis, I think of a dividing line in the Roman Catholic Church. There are those ... and just a normal family of Italian descent. His grandmother, who he was ...

The Catholic Bishop of London, whose diocese includes Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent, says Pope Francis’ popularity helped ...

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 ...

He runs administrative and financial duties of the Holy See until a new pope takes ... known as general congregations, in which church problems are discussed. It was in these meetings in 2013 ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church faces a defining moment, as the College of Cardinals prepares to gather in Vatican City to elect a new pope. For the first time in centuries ...