A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Attendees will hear from local historians and community leaders and witness the ceremonial passing of the axe, symbolizing the start of the relay hike. There will also be a Daniel Boone reenactor on ...

Vatican City, where the Roman Catholic Church is located, is not only famous for being the home of the Pope but also for the ...

Cardinals set Pope Francis’ funeral for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square; public viewing of his casket begins Wednesday in the ...

Cardinal Aveline insisted on “the contribution the church can bring” to society. He declared that the church's mission is “to show the world the love of God, and the love of God has ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

Pope Francis, who sought to refocus the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional ...

Inside, though, the South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every ...

Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick at St. Nereus and Achilleus Church in Rome on April 14, 2005. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic ...