Don’t forget the poor.” These are the words that the Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes famously whispered in the ear of Jorge ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

“His repeated ‘closed door’ policy on women’s ordination was painfully incongruous with his otherwise pastoral nature, and for many ... It will forever tarnish the legacy of this remarkable man.” — ...

The election of the new pope is the most secretive democratic process in the world, with even its name - from the Latin 'cum ...

Reactions to the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday quickly began pouring into social media from around the world. Crowds flocked to the Vatican, while tributes went up in other locations around ...

Now, planted grain is clearly identifiable on this nature trail. Today ... at the edge of a wheat field in a quiet woodland. Since man first began to plant and cultivate crops, the bread-making ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...

Gratuitousness emphasizes the free and superabundant nature of God’s initiative for ... referring to the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, “America, Lazarus stands at your door.” ...

In the document of the Second Vatican Council entitled Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, in article 51, one finds a reference to the concept of the human ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...