Rev. Jason F. Stokes rushed home from Bethlehem, where he spent Easter with family members, to celebrate Mass at Holy Family Church Monday morning after seeing the announcement of Pope Francis’ death.

The Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ metropolitan area was named the 50th most polluted in the nation for daily particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association.

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff's warmth, humility; late Church leader made important strides in ...

For some, Easter is a day filled with egg hunts and gift baskets, but for those of the Christian faith, today marks the resurrection of Christ and the end of the ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

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Jim Robson has always loved collecting. As a child, he collected coins, antique bottles, and photographs. For the past 25 years, he has collected relics of over 100 saints, and artif ...

NPR international correspondent Ruth Sherlock and NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose provide the latest updates after Pope Francis's death.

Pope Francis, who has died at age 88, cast an image of humility during years of strain and change, within his church, and around the world.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. Francis had chronic lung ...