Maria Bambina Sr. Susana Vanni says Argentina's divisions, then Pope Francis' health, likely tilted against the longed-for papal visit to his native country.

Ines San Martin is an Argentine journalist writing for OSV News from Rome. She is vice president of communications at the ...

The history of this church is rooted in the role of Mary as the Mother of God. Its story begins with a fourth-century legend.

"Some say he did not do enough; others criticize him for even meeting with people like me," said one transgender Catholic.

The body of Pope Francis is now lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff’s mortal remains, lying in an open wooden ...

Francis' devotion to San Lorenzo de Almagro isn't just a nostalgic footnote — it's a window into the soul of a pope who knew what it meant to love fiercely, hope deeply and stay loyal — win or lose.

It is natural to compare a pope to his predecessors. But many of the comparisons being made now betray an ideological edge ...

Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...

Pope Francis' funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. Scores of ...

We need the moral courage that Francis exemplified — a willingness to speak truth to power and to call for radical ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been ...

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the ...