COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Nicaraguans, Cubans and Venezuelans hope for a church that will denounce repression.

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

Francis doesn't seem to be skipping a beat, because he's been making some major moves in the Catholic Church as he slowly ... the first-ever female saint from Venezuela. On March 31, Francis ...

In 1961, with support from the Catholic Church, she founded a new congregation ... According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, her physical condition never stopped her from ...

Catholic leaders in Venezuela requested her canonization in 1995. She was beatified in 2018. A date for the canonization ceremony has yet to be announced. The Catholic bishops conference of ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with significant Catholic populations ...