WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi ... with which Francis had invigorated Christian spirituality. Her family’s home was in the San Rufino piazza at the heart of church ...

In the first week of February, the Vatican department that oversees Catholic Church doctrine accepted written testimonies ...

Critics say that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s roster of “credibly accused” priests should be longer — by 59 names — but the church currently has no intention of adding them.

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...

The number of Hillsong Church campuses in the United States has now fallen to just five after leaders in the global Australia ...

The Igreja de São Francisco looks rather plain on the outside ... vaulted ceilings and walls of this church, which started to take shape in 1245. A traveler favorite amid the luster is the ...

Francis was supposed to have gone to Rome's Cinecitta film studios to meet with artists as part of the Catholic Church's Holy Year celebrations. While his private audiences are rarely announced ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

As he watched a chapel ceiling be painted, Father Jeremy Paulin saw the glory of God. Father Paulin, an Oblate of the Virgin ...

Maybe that is part of their charisma, suggests Volker Leppin in his biography Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint ... at peace with the Catholic church of his day.

They also remind visitors that the church is active and to be respectful of services. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and its gift shop are open to the public Tuesday through ...

Pope Francis became the pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. Francis is the 266th successor from the very first pope, Saint Peter. Does Pope Francis have a wife or children?