At a crucial period in the Catholic Church's history, Pope Francis made synodality the cornerstone of his pontificate, breathing new life into this age-old tradition that invites the Church to ...

With 133 Catholic cardinals due to start their conclave ... elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV and becoming the first ...

At stake is the direction of the Catholic Church, a 2,000-year-old institution with huge global influence but which is battling to adapt to the modern world and recover its reputation after the ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the Church,” according to the Holy See Press Office on Monday.

The death of Pope Francis has put the Roman Catholic Church in limbo. The church is in transition ... even befriending, Argentine Anglican Archbishop Gregory Venables on the train together when he was ...

According to interpretations of Nostradamus’ quatrains, he foresaw the death of "a very old" pope and the subsequent weakening of the Catholic Church’s power. Nostradamus's eerie 16th century ...

But Africa’s share of the Catholic population is growing. The continent is now home to 20 percent of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, as the church struggles to hold on to followers in ...

Eastern Catholic leaders are remembering Pope Francis for bringing significant attention to their churches and traditions throughout his papacy, in a legacy marked by fraternity and many firsts, while ...

The Supreme Court is deciding whether the Catholic Church can run the nation’s first religious charter school. The dioceses say Oklahoma’s ban on using public funds to support sectarian ...

the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose simple style, pastoral vision and outsize footprint on the world stage both reinvigorated and ...

A Maricopa Catholic church’s biggest party of the year will rise again May 2 to 4. It will feature carnival rides, concessions, a craft fair, a silent auction, raffles, games, live entertainment and ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is farewelled. Between 200,000 and 500,000 ...