It’s fitting that he is also the first pope to have taken the name of St. Francis of Assisi ... bishops in the Global South. Take Africa, for example. Pope Francis has found strong allies ...

People around the world are preparing to bid farewell to the pope. Here’s how to watch Pope Francis's funeral in South ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made it possible to advance a new church culture that respected the voice and ...

And in South Sudan, Father James Rombe knelt to pray along with students at the St. Lawrence Minor ... in,” Moyo said of Francis. About one in five Catholics lives in Africa Francis led the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Stay updated with Swisher Post! Read the latest news at Swisher Post.Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday in Rome, ...

Priests and parishioners who spoke to The Associated Press from Morocco to South Africa remembered Francis' commitment ... pray along with students at the St. Lawrence Minor Seminary.

Catholics Remember Pope Francis as a Friend of Africa ... And in South Sudan, Father James Rombe knelt to pray along with students at the St. Lawrence Minor Seminary. “He taught our leaders ...