Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change th ...

“An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, which were published this year. As the head of the Catholic Church ...

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

White smoke out of the Sistine Chapel's chimney in Vatican City means only one thing. The Roman Catholic Church has chosen its next leader. The news of Pope Francis' successor is making waves across ...

WINK News reporter Amy Galo traveled to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Fort Myers to speak with attendees. Those in attendance chose not to speak. WINK News was then directed to contact ...

Bergoglio chose Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian saint known for his life of poverty, humility, and love for creation.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at ... of the largest male religious orders in the Catholic Church." The order was founded in the 16th century by St. Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish soldier who ...

Varia Alston, a 21-year-old junior at McDaniel College, became the first young adult to receive the Unsung Black Catholic Woman Award from Baltimore’s Historic St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The ...

"Pope Francis ... saint of ecology and animals — values that became cornerstones of his papacy."In 2015, he wrote the encyclical 'Laudato Si.' That is a really standout document for the Catholic ...