On Bright Friday—the Friday of the first week after Easter—the Orthodox Church honours the Feast of the Life-Giving Spring, ...

In the hands of Baroque painters, the Genesis account of Isaac, Jacob, and Rebekah becomes more than a tale of deception — it ...

“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.” John Newton’s “ Amazing Grace ” has been sung in churches around the ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples,” Francis wrote in 2018.

The following is a conversation between Robert Daniels and Odie Henderson conducted over email about Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” a Southern Gothic horror flick starring Michael B Jordan in the dual ...

COMMENTARY As the first pope from Latin America, Francis will be lauded for urging compassion for the region's immigrants — ...

Pope Francis died the Monday after Easter from ongoing health struggles. The Roman Catholic Church announced his death.

The father of a great family has died — the Holy Father, we Catholics call him. The family of the world’s Catholics is in ...

History remembers the expression “better the turban than the tiara” by Gennadio Scolario, leader of the powerful Latinophobic ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Faith leaders, politicians, and people around the world mourn the loss of Pope Francis, a humble servant leader who redefined ...