We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of creation.

Far from being a moment of loss, the Ascension opens up a joyful reality: Christ is closer than ever, not limited by space or ...

Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella of Long Island, N.Y., is the world's oldest nun at 112 years old. Sister Francis, who has ...

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered ... burial place of St. Ignatius Loyola. The procession also reflected the Jesuit pope's simple style and his namesake, Francis of Assisi, the patron ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is a polite way to refuse a hug with friends or strangers ... Miss Manners will leave it to your discretion to tell these people that that “something” is their ...

Pope Leo XIV said his inaugural Mass at the Sistine Chapel, positioning himself in his homily on the side of “ordinary people.” Vatican Media, via Associated Press Visitors in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo put Francis’ ministry in the long tradition of the succession of St. Peter, highlighting a few essential qualities, and reminding the church that “the pope has been a humble servant ...

(The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.) An estimated 45,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square to await the results of the first conclave vote, which had been expected ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As crowds celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, a man in white and red stepped onto the balcony of the basilica, prompting cheers from the plaza. It was American Cardinal Robert ...

The project was started by Gustolibero Onlus, a social cooperative, to answer Pope Francis’s call to people ... name “Francis” after St. Francis of Assisi, a choice that set the tone ...

The crowd at St. Peter ... the people who are ignored,” Mr. Prevost said. He predicted that his brother would carry on the legacy of his predecessor, Pope Francis. “The best way I could ...