Father Joseph Thong Nguyen’s joyful personality belies a steely determination that was tested when he was arrested and beaten ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

York City Police say a man allegedly polluted St. Patrick Catholic Church's holy water with urine.

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

Murray Chatlain, recently installed as archbishop of the Archiocese of Winnipeg, says reconciliation with Indigenous people ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

As thousands of people gather in Rome to remember the life of Pope Francis at a funeral in St. Peter’s Square, Fr. John ...

Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Twenty teens from the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown were honored Monday for their commitment to ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

He did not overcome the divisions in the church within the rich world. Rather, he troubled Catholic conservatives without making the changes that progressives wanted, creating a sense of ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis also was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. So what is a ...