He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi ... In a significant act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis concluded by speaking of ...

The Father Judge boys’ basketball program had waited 27 years since its last Catholic League championship. But the wait ended Sunday at the Palestra when Judge came back from an early 10-point deficit ...

Catholic chaplain Catherinanne George met Pope Francis in the Vatican in 2016. She says his impact has changed the world beyond just the Roman Catholic church. (Submitted by Canon Kevin George ...

Pope Francis' health is in a 'critical' condition. When he dies a nine-day mourning period will be declared. The church's cardinals will have to vote continuously for a new pope. With Pope Francis ...

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has encouraged the Catholics to hand on the faith they have received in a pastoral letter and video message which takes the viewer on a virtual pilgrimage of Shrewsbury ...

Sutton, the 6-2 sophomore guard with offers from Oregon, Villanova, Miami (Fla.), St. John’s, McNeese State, Mississippi State, High Point, West Virginia, Penn State, Iowa, Washington and Cal State ...

22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast ... The structure is supported by statues of four doctors of the Church — two from the West, St. Augustine and St. Ambrose, and two from the East ...

9, he presided over an outdoor Mass in St. Peter’s Square ... Remo Casilli/Reuters “The pope cares a lot about the Church, so it’s clear he put the Church first,” Dr.

After two-seed Roman Catholic defeated upstart three-seed Devon Prep in the opener, 66-42, four-seed Father Judge followed with an 89-61 romp past top-seed St. Joseph’s Prep. “It’s a ...

In case onlookers doubted the hype surrounding Tyler Sutton, the ultra-skilled Roman Catholic sophomore point guard likely converted a few believers ... and likely will need another stellar defensive ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis remains in the hospital this week, with a respiratory tract infection that doctors are describing as a "complex clinical situation." Despite this, the pontiff has kept ...

9, Mass for installation of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chapecó in St. Anthony Cathedral ... are not in full communion with the Catholic Church.” “Catholic ministers may lawfully ...