The crucifixion of Christ is one of the most famous stories in the Bible but author Julian Doyle has questioned much of what ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the ...

During the event, a Spanish-speaking journalist asked a bold question: “Will the Society of Jesus begin the process to canonize Pope Francis?” Father Arturo Sosa, the superior general of the ...

Donations from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped promote education and health for communities in Ghana.

Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a religious order—and whether this is the continuity needed now.

1936: Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrant parents. 1953: At 21, experiences a ...

With Michelangelo's frescoes as a backdrop, workers on scaffolding May 2 prepare to attach the stove pipe to the stove that will be used to burn ballots during the conclave to elect a new pope in ...

AN ANCIENT sword engraved with swastikas and forged long before Jesus walked the Earth has been ... the atrocities of World War II. Today, the symbol is largely seen as a one of hate and ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pontiff in history, maintained a special relationship with the Church of the Gesù in Rome, the main headquarters of the Society of Jesus. On July 31, 2013 ...