After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

As Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with a complex lung infection and other health complications before passing away, the tri-state area pays ...

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...

Vatican CitySeveral thousand took part in a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Monday ... however haltingly, to reshape the Roman Catholic Church into a more inclusive institution ...

In 1888, a Post-Dispatch article highlighted the work of several of the Catholic orders in St. Louis: ...

Pope Francis was elected in 2013, following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis waves to the ...

Francis’s liberal views on LGBTQ people in the church and women potentially serving as ordained deacons — something he was willing to discuss but never approved — could spark a retrenchment.

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

I had recited the words of the Lord’s Prayer for years, but that day as I sat in my RCIA group, that word stood out to me like never before and has continued to challenge me since.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 36-year-old man who is the son of New Albany church leaders was arrested Friday and charged with ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at 88. He had recently survived a bout ...