But I digress; the road that led me to be my semi-spiritual self isn’t the focus of this piece.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Pope Francis' funeral date has now been confirmed after cardinals met for the first time since his death on Monday morning ..

Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff ... He gave me my Confirmation,” said Ms Dolores, 82, and a ...

When a Pope dies, the Catholic Church enters a period of solemn rituals and age-old protocols that mark the transition of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Francis, the first Latin American pontiff ... to authorize female deacons as a solution to a global shortage of Catholic clergy. When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, he chose the name ...

24, 2015, Francis made history as the first pontiff to address Congress. He had come to the Capitol at the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, a devout Catholic. In his s peech ...

"He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness, courage, and universal love, especially for the poorest and ...