That the Church should opt for the poor is particularly relevant in Asia, where millions suffer extreme poverty ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Cardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

With its meteoric rise chronicled in the New York Times under the comical headline “Two Religious Conservatives and a Marxist ...

WFMY News 2 spoke to a youth group at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greensboro. The group tells us they got to see Pope ...

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

In one week, after the allotted period of mourning for Pope Francis, over 130 cardinals have the tall task of electing a new ...