“When Francis came, first of all he was the first pope from South America, his emphasis was mercy and hope,” Daly said. “But he wasn’t much for formalities. He went to the heart of the Gospel, which ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

“This moment is critical now,” Bishop Sean W. Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, said. “For those of us who ...

Retired Bishop Michael Curry, the 27th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, talks with WRAL anchor Ken Smith about Pope Francis' life and legacy, comparing the pope's impact on young people to ...

From humanitarian efforts to water use, solar panels and recycling, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strives ...

Tributes to Pope Francis have been made by churches of the Anglican Communion worldwide, following his death announced by the ...

The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Most Rev. Prof. Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, has said the resurrection ...

Bishop Stephen Hero of the Diocese of Prince Albert remembered the late Bishop Albert Thevenot as an approachable man of the ...

Following the death or resignation of a pope, the camerlengo of the church, typically will take over as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church until a new pope is selected ...

Pope Francis I died aged 88 after speaking to followers on Easter Sunday, and while tributes have poured in, the first Jesuit ...

“Pope Francis was called to priesthood through his experience of the mercy and compassion of God. This remained the core of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...