The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

This is despite the fact that Francis did more to elevate women than any other pope, often angering traditionalists in his ...

Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit, died on April 21, aged 88, cementing his legacy as the most progressive Catholic pontiff of the modern era.He opened the church’s gates, welcoming divorced ...

Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, A familiar face in the Roman Curia He ... priest for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Lviv in 2005. After his ordination, the young priest was sent as a missionary ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

In keeping with ancient custom, each day of the Novendiales includes a requiem Mass following the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani ...

It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and ...

But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be used by the priest or deacon. While maintaining the structure and chief elements of the rite, the celebrant ...