The Jewish governor of Pennsylvania said some of the destroyed Passover items would be kept as evidence of the arson.The post ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

Even during his final hospitalization, Pope Francis made time for a daily phone call to Gaza’s only Catholic parish. His ...

As the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics mourn and tens of thousands of people queue to say their last goodbyes to Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis was usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, however, he campaigned for peace for the devastated enclave ...

Christians gathered in Bethlehem, West Bank, at the Church of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born. Dozens of people were seen gathering on Saturday night to participate in ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

The pastor of the Holy Family parish, Reverend Gabriel Romanelli, told the Vatican News Service that Francis phoned a final time on Saturday night ... visit to Bethlehem, his prayers for peace ...

Gaza’s priest says ‘Pope maintained contact about the situation’ of the people even at the time of his hospitalisation ...

Fatima was referring to the pope’s near-daily calls to the Church of the Holy Family, Gaza’s Roman Catholic church. Despite ...