The Doctrine of Discovery, another tragic example, asserted a divine right for Christian nations to conquer and colonize non-Christian lands. The devastating consequences—colonialism, exploitation, ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

The pope’s funeral will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. The funeral Mass ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at his residence in the Casa Santa ...

Former cardinal and laicized priest Theodore McCarrick has died. The exposure of his grave sins and crimes marked another ...

It was my last day in Rome in April 2022. I was there with the Free Press to report about the Indigenous delegations that ...

They wanted to keep the 27-student St. Joseph School from closing. And they had a plan. “We just lost steam along the way.” ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

Pope Francis was a man of the people, who will be remembered most for his compassion, his courage and his humility, writes ...