Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella of Long Island, N.Y., is the world's oldest nun at 112 years old. Sister Francis, who has ...

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

Through prayer, peace and sacrifice, the “saint of the impossible” shows how suffering can become union with Christ.

St Johnstone chief executive Francis Smith says the club's American owner Adam Webb has "no regrets at all" about getting involved, despite his first season at the helm ending in relegation. US ...

Section playoffs start Monday and several teams from central Minnesota have high expectations. Cathedral and ROCORI would ...

By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV ...

When Francis first addressed the crowd in St. Peter’s, he described himself ... This is an updated version of an article originally published on May 6, 2025. It was updated on May 8, 2025 ...

The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis ... of St. Peter's Basilica. He identifies the new pope by his given name, with his first name translated into its Latin version, and ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd on the main balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square. American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago in 1955, was elected pope this ...

The movie Conclave, while entertaining and well reviewed, is a fictional version ... Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter ...

His successor, St. John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth ... and on this rock I will build my church,” a verse that forms the biblical basis for the papacy.