The greatness of Pope Francis is that his evangelism transcended the Catholic Church and became a symbol of humanity – projecting love, duty and sacrifice. He excelled as an optimist in a troubled ...

Lucy Collins, an assistant professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York who teaches courses in philosophy, ...

Cocoa Village Playhouse explores the last days of Jesus with Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," on stage through May 18.

In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose simple style, pastoral ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

For over 600 years carpets from Turkey and Iran have been used in Catholic ceremony and religious paintings by artists, including Andrea del Verrochio, to indicate a carefully defined, sacred space ...

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated a Memorial Mass on Friday, April 25, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

"Jesus himself said, 'I was a stranger, and you welcomed me,'" said Tooley. "And the pope echoed that time and time again, saying that migrants are not a danger. They are in danger. And that ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in history, leaves behind a legacy that resonates deeply with Spokane's Gonzaga ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Many tend to read Bible passages like these and interpret the sea negatively, as dangerous and threatening. Such perceptions ...