Despite their small number, the Bektashis are set to form the world’s newest country — a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate ...

Easter will be celebrated the same day for Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox members alike. Father Kostandin Tuda of Holy ...

A Catholic nun who was persecuted as an enemy of the Communist regime in her short lifetime, Marie Tuci is today widely ...

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis on the environment, LGBTQ rights, science, his celebrity status, clergy sex ...

Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Pope Francis made interfaith harmony a major priority of his pontificate. He urged the world to recognize and value religious ...

“My wife and I sent a wedding invite to Pope Francis for fun when we were engaged and this was the Vatican’s response,” they wrote in a subreddit, along with a photo of the letter they received. The ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

The Vatican says the general public likely can begin paying final respects to Pope Francis starting Wednesday in St. Peter's ...