“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite Catholics across the world,” said Luka Lawrence Ndenge, an emergency officer ...

The conclave will be a "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" between those who saw promise in the modernising changes ...

Recap our coverage from Pope Francis's funeral as world leaders gather in Rome. Francis died on Easter Monday after 13 years ...

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Pope Francis addressed Congress in 2015 and reminded us that day of our common responsibility to the least of these, focusing ...

Albanian communities of Sicily, known as Arbëreshë, still celebrate Easter following their traditional Byzantine rites.

Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.

Ukrainian media widely shared screenshots on Sunday of a Live Now broadcast that had first included a correct reference to an Orthodox service marking Easter at St. Michael's Golden-Domed ...

In Greece, the sky lit up with fireworks, while worshippers in Jerusalem lit candles at the church where Jesus is said to ...

A quest for prestige coupled with the desire to celebrate one’s favorite saint fueled the construction of hundreds of churches in the land of Israel, and in the greater Near East region during ...