The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

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Many continue to mourn the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away last week on Easter Monday at 88 years old. A passenger's ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a blockbuster dispute over the nation’s first religious charter school, a ...

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the ...

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The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition: Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare ...

During oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the biggest religion cases in generations, it became clear that the Supreme ...

If St. Isidore prevails, it would suppress the U.S. founders’ beliefs in the separation of church and state and open the door ...