Every year, Christians eagerly anticipate Easter Sunday, one of the most special holidays on their religious calendar. The timing of Easter — marking Jesus’ resurrection from the dead — varies every ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said the Catholic Church is open to establishing a common date of Easter among all Christian churches, echoing one of the aims of the Council of Nicaea that met 1,700 years ...

For Hoai-An Truong and his family, a Holy Week pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi became more than a long-anticipated spiritual journey. It offered a firsthand encounter with Catholic Church history.

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome a day after he was bade farewell. A single white ...

Leading up to Easter, I noticed some people in my community were in upbeat moods. During a recent grocery store run, I wore my baby blue sweatshirt with “Jesus” on the back. While waiting for a store ...

Faith Christian School will have a chance to defend its 2024 championship when it faces St. John’s Catholic Prep (Maryland) in the finals of the 30th Annual Tarboro Easter Classic tonight (Friday) at ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Catholic Church cardinals remained deadlocked on a choice of successor to Pope John Paul II after two rounds of voting at the Vatican, ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope ...

One of the Catholic leader’s final acts was issuing an apparent condemnation of the Trump administration Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April 21, ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away the ...