St. Francis was accepted into the church by the bishop as an advocate of the poor and went on to found a religious order that ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, suffered an 'isolated' breathing crisis,  the Vatican said today. Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted on ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has slept well after further signs his health is improving, the Vatican said ...

Pope Francis has been dubbed over the years the “woke pope”, drawing global attention for his progressive views on many ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has ... at the statue of St. John Paul II near the Gemelli entrance. It has become something of a makeshift pilgrimage destination, especially for church groups in ...

Francis “Frank” Stoeckel ... Frank was a devoted member of City Church of Binghamton, where he spent many days helping with the community meal, teaching bible study, coaching the softball ...

Many parishes are planning fish fries and soup suppers, both dine-in and carryout, during Lent. Check your parish website or ...

In a subsequent bulletin, Francis ... a parish in Gaza City that he's kept in touch with since the war there began. After night fell, thousands of faithful gathered in a rain-soaked, chilly St.

A Palestinian boy walks past a bullet-riddled wall in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank on Monday.

HELENA — In the most upbeat bulletin in days ... Ever since Pope Francis went into the hospital, St. Andrew middle and high school theology teacher Mary O'Donnell reads a prayer for healing ...

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century ... He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had ...

Father Theo of Bakersfield’s Saint Francis of Assisi Church is among those watching. He declined an on-camera interview, citing guidance from the Fresno Diocese, but said he is watching and praying.