The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, ...

Francis angered conservatives in the Catholic Church with his stances on gay people, divorce and immigration.

Pope Francis boys hockey defeats St. Mary’s (Lynn), moves into D-I quarters Mar. 1, 2026, 5:29 p.m. Pope Francis will now ...

Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take ...

The No. 19-seeded Norton High girls basketball team lost on the road to No. 14 seed Pope Francis High 34-26 Thursday night in ...

In a wide-ranging interview with an Italian paper, Card. Camillo Ruini offered a forthright assessment of the Francis pontificate and flatly called Benedict XVI’s decision to resign “a mistake.” ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, transferring the committee’s functions to the ...

COMMENTARY: If Francis could be called the pope who had been in a hurry, Leo is the pope who is prudently taking his time. Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby while greeting the faithful his weekly general ...