The papal conclave will be influenced by Pope Francis, whose picks to the College of Cardinals increased its geographic ...

Catholics around the world will be watching to see whether his successor upholds Francis’ progressive legacy or tacks toward ...

When officials from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish brought the oryx from South Africa to White Sands Missile ...

At a time when nationalism, a concept long held in contempt by Francis, is surging again in the West, the church now finds ...

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

Lindsey Granger and Kolyn Boyd travel to other countries with their toddler and recommend building airline loyalty and ...

The World Bank's portfolio currently includes 210 projects with a total value of $38.9 billion. Where will the projects be ...

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative ...

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing Catholic populations in the world and has over 250 million Catholics.

Traditionally, after a pope dies, the carmelango, who is the pope’s chief of staff, calls out the pontiff’s baptismal name ...

In his first public comments since he was rescued from his kidnappers after a deadly shootout in South Africa last Tuesday, ...

Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy ...