Pope Francis’s impending outing to Belgium and Luxembourg, marking the 46th international trip of his papacy, in some ways is ...

Last year, the Quebec Archdiocese opened a special jubilee year to mark the historic occasion of the local Church’s founding ...

TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same ...

First, despite rumors to the contrary, Pope Francis is still up to the job ... it is estimated half the country attended his Mass, but in every country where he took the stage, Catholic or ...

More than 40 million pilgrims from around the world have flocked to the small village named Medjugorje since 1981.

Pope Francis gave special gifts to the children at the National Stadium in Singapore on Sep. 12, when he arrived at the venue ...

On Tuesday afternoon last week, around half the population of Timor-Leste, at least 600,000 people, attended a mass held by Pope Francis in Dili ... The pope’s first visit in 1989 had been ...

In many ways, the scene was reminiscent of Francis' first ... the pope arrived with a literal ton of medicine and aid, donned a local feathered headdress and also presided over a Mass where ...

But Pope Francis, age 87 ... had already gone back to their air-conditioned hotel to watch the Mass on TV. But there was Francis, defying the doubters who had questioned if he could, would ...

In South Korea, the month of September reinforces the spiritual foundation of the Catholic Church in the country, reminding believers of their roots and the sacrifices made for their faith through ...

Attending the papal mass surprised most people in my life. I was raised Catholic but stopped attending church regularly about ...

Pope Francis ... for his final Mass, where he took extra time to greet and bless children. On the flight back to Rome, resuming his now-anticipated press conferences, Pope Francis criticized ...