Originally part of an ancient, much larger lake that extended to the Sea of Galilee, its outlet to the ... American adventurer Lt. William Francis Lynch embarked on a U.S. Navy expedition to ...

The plight of migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. In 2013, the newly elected pontiff made his first pastoral ...

A tragic accident occurred near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as a boat capsized on a lagoon during a Methodist church outing for ...

A boat containing two adults and two children sank in the Sea of Galilee on Wednesday, and the four were rescued by the police. The owner of the boat, who followed safety guidelines, noticed the ...

Pope Francis has made a brief Easter Sunday appearance to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter ...

Pope Francis spent Holy Thursday visiting those serving time in a Rome prison. Despite recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Francis met with dozens of inmates at Regina Coeli prison as he kept an ...

The pope, 88, arrived at the basilica to pray and greet visitors. Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and ...

A rarity. A Jesuit Pope? An impossibility. A humble Jesuit Pope? A miracle!” Pope Francis’s pontificate has been both improbable, and in its own way, miraculous. From his first public words ...

Candlelight illuminated St. Peter’s Basilica during the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday where Pope Francis’ homily, read on his behalf, proclaimed the resurrection of Christ as “the ...

But this year is different. Pope Francis, who is still recovering from double pneumonia which nearly ended his life, is unable to lead the services as he has done in previous years. His severe ...