The body of Pope Francis has been dressed in sacred liturgical vestments and placed in an open wooden coffin for his lying in ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so ... the Church 1226 From the very day of Pentecost the Church has celebrated and ...

Finally, although 144 of these men and women indicated membership in some Protestant church, only twelve gave affiliation with the Roman Catholic ... on the Day of Pentecost, “This Jesus did ...

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev’d Dr. Henry Ndukuba, has extended condolences to the Roman Catholic Church following the passing of Pope Francis, who died on ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. The date of the conclave ...

Pope Francis, who was 88, was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He died earlier today (Easter Monday, April 21) a day after appearing in St Peter's Square to wish a ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, the governing body for Catholic churches in this part of Georgia, will host a special mass for Pope Francis on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Growing up meant navigating Episcopalian and Roman Catholic worlds While I was not baptized Roman Catholic, my parents raised me in a very ...

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, dies after serving almost 12 years Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88 due to a stroke and cardiac ...