Eastern Orthodox Church, includes Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. Unlike Catholics, Eastern Orthodox allows priests to ...

When we think of Rome and the Pope, we don't necessarily think of a Greek Pope. However, many Popes in the past had been of ...

For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered ...

That is the main reason most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new Pope is taken to ...

Members of Gaza's tiny Christian community said they were "heartbroken" on Monday at the death of Pope Francis, who ...

Easter Monday and public holiday in many countries, including Nigeria, witnessed the passing of the Supreme Pontiff of the ...

Besides, the Pope had been ill since February. He spent five weeks in the hospital – the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

Potential successors to Pope Francis are Ghana’s Peter Turkson, Luis Tagle of the Philippines and Hungary’s Peter Erdo.

Pope Francis was a moral exemplar about the vanity of all things. He will certainly be remembered kindly and positively for ...

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, after 12 years as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. His death has ...