A conference this month brought together descendants of Jewish families who surrendered their silver heirlooms as part of the ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people ...

Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will ...

He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...

An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm. (RNS) — At the beginning of Holy Week ...

(RNS) — A collective Lenten fast from making purchases at Target has been lengthened into a “full-out boycott,” the Rev.

Musicians Janis Ian in 1981, from left, Bob Dylan in 1963, and Leonard Cohen in 2009. (Photos by Eddie Mallin/CC BY SA 2.0; ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

Father James Martin shares personal memories and insights of his longtime champion and fellow Jesuit Pope Francis, who passed ...

Pope Francis was a man of the people. Will the next pope be?

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...