An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding ...

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele ...

Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born on Dec. 17, 1936, and was elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. The former ...

In that place, in A.D. 325, a united Church laid the doctrinal foundations for believers in every age to follow.

Pope Francis leaves a legacy as a Catholic Church reformer Newly elected Pope Francis waves to the waiting crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican in March 2013 ...

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Christopher White, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, about what Pope Francis has achieved in the 10 years he's led the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back. News Sports Autos Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

Dec. 18, 2013— -- Emphasizing forgiveness over judgment, and acceptance over orthodoxy, the 266th pope is decidedly different from his predecessors. Pope Francis is a big-tent evangelist for ...

Pope Francis’ critics represent a minority of the American church but a powerful one. They were not only fellow clergy but also elected officials in a newly ascendant wing of the American ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, ... author of the 1998 book “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. ...