We usually see a 10% increase from the year before,” Father Juan Ochoa said. “This year, it was about 45%. That’s significant ...

A highly regulated process has now begun that will see Pope Francis’ earthly body laid to rest and a conclave convened to ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and where he ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

In the Creed we profess belief in the Communion of Saints. The Church canonizes Saints and celebrates their lives at Mass for three reasons: To encourage asking their help and prayers That their ...

At the first general congregation of cardinals in Rome on Tuesday, the estimated 60 cardinals in attendance chose the date of ...

During oral arguments Tuesday, most of the justices on the United States Supreme Court appeared sympathetic toward parents in ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, summed up Pope Francis’ last call on Saturday night, ...

Pope Francis greeted the faithful around the world for the last time from St. Peter’s Basilica on the most important day for ...

Speaking to Catholic faithful gathered inside the Manila Cathedral, Cardinal José Advíncula said Filipinos should be “filled ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch described Pope Francis as a bearer of a lofty Christian mission, noting that his ...