But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

As the head of the Catholic Church for a dozen years ... Bergoglio took the name Francis not after St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order, but St. Francis of Assisi, who created ...

Father Craig Hightower at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Missoula says the passing of Pope Francis is especially impactful because he was the first Jesuit pope. "I think there's a lot of ...