Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It’s one of the most ...

Father Brian Lehane, a theology teacher at St. John's Jesuit High School, said Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy that is especially meaningful for Jesuits.

In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

The canonisation of the first saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, has been suspended due to Pope Francis' death ...

It was a great opportunity to have a Latino—somebody who looks like us, understands where we're coming from, and knows who we are,” explained Father Gervan Menezes of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.

Hereford and Worcester church leaders say the late Pope has left a strong legacy.

The Rev. Dan Hess, who studied in Rome while Pope Francis began his papacy, described the pope's call to shake things up as ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

The doctrine of the Trinity identifies the Holy Spirit as the third person in the Godhead. This teaching was established at ...

Paul Pfeiffer discusses the process behind his photographic sequence piece, “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” ART21: Can you talk about the photographic sequence, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

When we study the lives of Jesus’ inner circle of 12 apostles, we learn that all but two were put to death for their faith in Him (martyred). John died of natural causes and Judas ended his own life, ...