Eastern Catholic (bottom right) and other bishops at the Second Vatican Council. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Lothar Wolleh CC BY 3.0 Imagine walking into a church, where spectacular icons stare down ...

As a scholar of global Catholicism, I am especially interested in how this will be the most diverse conclave in the history of the Catholic church. Before the conclave, the College of Cardinals ...

During his 12 years of service as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis often became a subject of criticism and controversy Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after a ...

He was seen by many as progressive to some degree, but it's fair to say that even many liberals were disappointed that he didn't break from previous stances of the church on things like abortion ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American and 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88 on April 21. Pope Francis, the first Latin American and 266th pope of the Roman Catholic ...

A major support and advocacy group for survivors of church sexual abuse, the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, marked the death of Pope Francis on Monday, calling his papacy ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis attends a prayer on the occasion of ...

You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing j.dejong@newsweek.com. Languages: English The Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. As the College of ...

“They were always helping, always smiling, always helping in everything,” Jose Balbuena, a member of St. Mary Church, said. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Members of ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis had been in a critical condition in hospital in Rome receiving treatment for double pneumonia before being ...

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...