Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88 after 12 years at the head of the global Catholic Church. Francis will be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore.(NCR photo/James V. Grimaldi) More than 250,000 ...

This new layout is similar to the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Saint Joseph’s Church. The Gothic high altar is framed by five stained-glass panels depicting Saint Francis Xavier, the Sacred ...

"the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is also the fount from which all her power flows.” Since it was built in 1869, the Chapel of the Immaculate ...

We strive to live out the New Evangelization through dedication to relational ministry, faithfulness to Church doctrine, and sharing in the radical call of discipleship, compelled by Christ in the ...

The judge then will decide whether to allow church leaders to develop a reorganization plan that would require approval from both the court and creditors. Abuse claimants are seeking church ...

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Yet inside the conclave ... diplomacy and a deep sense of the church’s global texture. His leadership there had been widely respected. Father Tony Banks, the most senior Australian in Rome ...

Predeceased by her brother Christopher and her niece Anita. Maura will repose in the Adoration Chapel at Church of the Immaculate Conception, Newtownbutler on Saturday afternoon from 2pm until 8pm.

We, the adult members of the Church, and priests in particular, are called to acknowledge, discern and accompany the young on their vocational path. You, young people, for your part, are called to set ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church in the Sistine Chapel, a day after he was elected the first American pontiff by the papal conclave. Robert Prevost ...

He hopes Pope Leo XIV's sermons inspire the church to take the same steps. Pope Leo XIV will assume the papal throne and take possession of the Lateran Basilica, the official cathedral church of the ...