The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the Church closer to the people.

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

The Great Lent, known traditionally as “Tsom Arba’a,” is one of Christianity’s most significant and protracted fasting ...

More than 70 new converts were baptised into the Christian faith as the Youth Ministry of the Deeper Life Bible Church ...

With the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana and Cardinal Robert Sarah from Guinea emerged as two ...

VATICAN—In a decree approved by Pope Francis on April 13, the Dicastery for the Clergy has promulgated revised norms governing the discipline on Mass intentions. The updated legislation, which enters ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Under his leadership, he ...

The officers involved in a forceful arrest of two people on South Avenue in Syracuse on April 9 will face discipline and be subject to retraining for violating procedure, Syracuse Police Chief Joseph ...

The United Methodist Church and the Global Methodist Church are locked in a legal battle over at least seven properties in ...

At least one Syracuse Police officer is facing discipline after a video of an arrest went viral on social media, but Chief ...