Still, one thing is clear: Francis profoundly shook up the Catholic Church ... modern world with suspicion. St. John Paul II denounced a “culture of death.” Benedict XVI warned of a ...

This led to Francis being called a "dictator" by some, especially by those who, under St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI ... provoked an uproar in the Catholic Church, and African bishops refused ...

Celebration of the liturgy is the primary faith-formational activity of the Catholic Church. In and through the liturgy, Catholics are brought into the Paschal Mystery of dying and rising with Christ ...

Citing health concerns, Benedict, in 2013 ... a significant renewal of the Catholic Church. The official documents marked a milestone in the church and condemned antisemitism.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and ... Francis' funeral will take place Saturday morning at St. Peter's Basilica. President Donald Trump gestures ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church, was probably the most ... the moment he stood on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome after his ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be “a symbol of his humility”, the head of a Catholic aid organisation ... While his predecessors St John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI lay in state upon an ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church ... predicted to descend on St Peter’s Square in Vatican ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, in front of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican ... The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and is an important source of authority for ...

Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of "parachuting" a candidate into the Hamilton by-election campaign who does not live in the constituency. Katy Loudon, a South Lanarkshire councillor, is vying ...

a Catholic. Following the funeral, Francis will be interred at a simple tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, per his wishes. The final rituals of the funeral Mass mark the beginning of ...

He really made that happen in his 13 years as pope. — Father Michael Gutierrez, pastor, St. Louis of France Catholic Church, La Puente Pope Francis has modeled a papacy grounded in inclusivity ...