The New Orleans Catholic Church archbishop denies he ousted the CEO and several board members of a church-affiliated food ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in ...

By Rick Rojas and Kathleen Flynn Reporting from New Orleans In the frigid early morning darkness on Wednesday, Louisiana State Police officers went tent to tent in an encampment that had sprouted ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — The sound of church bells outside St. Eulalia's Parish in Roaring Brook Township signals the start of a chilly Tuesday afternoon as volunteers work to restock the ...

Pope Francis was handed a “large white box” full of documents on “abuse” and “dark dealings” in the Catholic Church over a decade ago when ... pope has written such a personal chronicle. A new pope ...

But Francis decided to release the book sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year ... Here are five new things we learn about Francis in "Hope." 1. He was nearly not born at ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Only one other pope in history, of the all 260+ who have sat on St Peter’s throne, had retired. If Francis ... changed the Catholic church profoundly. It could have become the new normal.

The FBI also released a new photo of the suspect. The man who is suspected of committing the New Years Day vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans searched online for information about the Christmas ...

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