While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view ...

That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

Further reading: The child, a symbol of our own birth Gentleness and ... Only then does the Roman soldier, and with him the Gentile world, get sprinkled with water and blood (John 19:34).

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

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

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.

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

Easter brings eggs and pastels, but what’s the meaning behind the holiday — and the other springtime religious observances?

A Catholic priest serving at a church in Downey was arrested after being accused of raping a minor, LA County records showed Tuesday. Fr. Jaime Arriaga, 41, was removed from ministry at Our Lady ...

A new 25-foot-high gate featuring religious and military symbols has been installed at ... The fleurs-de-lis, while found in many contexts, in Catholic iconography symbolize the Virgin Mary ...

SPRINGFIELD — Catholic Charities Agency of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield suspended its refugee resettlement program and announced Monday that it laid off the five employees who ...

The murder of a Kansas Catholic priest at his church’s rectory was carried out "intentionally and with premeditation," a prosecutor said. Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, remains in ...