An influential French cardinal aligned with Pope Francis's stances was on Wednesday elected France's top bishop, as the ...

According to a statement from the Vatican Press Office on April 3 (Manila Time), Pope Francis has appointed Ronald Anthony ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

Pope Francis appealed to South Sudan leaders to "lower the tension in the country" as Catholic bishops in Sudan and ...

I accept his nomination with gratitude and humility and thank him for the confidence he has placed in me,” McGovern says.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas on Monday and appointed a bishop as the new archbishop of ...

WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) – On April 2, 2005, the world mourned the passing of St. John Paul II. At 9:37 p.m., his earthly ...

Pope Francis is “in good humor” and “receives much affection” from people worldwide, the Vatican spokesman said on April 1.

Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Father Ronald Anthony Timoner of the Diocese of Daet as the new bishop of the Diocese of ...

Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...

Bishop Rosario Menesez from the Lae Diocese told Pacific Waves the canonisation of PNG's first saint "is going to boost the ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Francis Asbury, Sylvester II becoming pope, and ...