Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

World leaders and people around the globe mourned the spiritual leader who died at the age of 88.

Pope Francis as the leader of western Christianity maintained a very cordial ... of the east about the tall claims of some of the medieval popes and the pompous designations they unilaterally ...

The virtue of mercy may be scorned by the proud as being for suckers and losers, but Francis’ message was a deliberate rejection of that attitude.

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Eventually, the Stations of the Cross became an important catechetical tool, and the popularity of this devotion inspired some of the greatest examples of medieval Christian art. Some scholars ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand. The pictures were taken in the chapel of the Casa ...