Pontiff had complex relationship with Jews and Israel; he denounced antisemitism and met hostages and their families, but ...

Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff's warmth, humility; late Church leader made important strides in ...

The pope’s funeral will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. The funeral Mass ...

We all know the image. Baby Jesus in the manger ... what "magi" are — is mentioned nowhere. Yet this is the scene we see, in every crèche, in every school play, in every biblical movie.

Often these images were lost over time, but Wong’s atmospheric scene paintings—first at Disney ... included religious tableaux, such as the Nativity, the Holy Family on the journey to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario ... with the performers of the living nativity scene of St. Mary Major, in the Pope ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

With the release of a new behind the scenes video today for "Superman Day ... but also check out the slideshow of images below for some highlights, including Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Anthony ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969 and led the religious order in ...