Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13). This verse of the Bible, like many ...

The choosing of the next pontiff could see a coalescing of conservative forces to regain power. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

At Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Monroe, Father Peter Mangum is mourning the death of Pope Francis—joining ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. As the Church ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

After news of the death of Pope Francis from the Vatican interrupted the stillness of Easter Monday, eulogies for the Catholic Church’s 266th pontiff have been offered around the world, including in ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

The Argentine Church plays a central role in providing charitable work for the poor in the country. It keeps numerous social ...

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has mourned the death of Pope Francis, saying the world will miss a genuine ...

There were many unusual aspects of Pope Francis’ papacy. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas (and the ...