After St John ... of Francis’ rule. Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech, a torchbearer of Francis’ reforms within the church for years.Credit: Getty Images Grech comes from Gozo, a tiny island ...

A crowd tens of thousands erupted in prayer and emotion as Leo, successor to the late Francis, appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica ... how to be a missionary Church, a Church that ...

Born on February 20, 1957, in Qala, Gozo ... of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Gozo, a role he held until 2019. That year, Pope Francis named him pro ...

His successor, St. John Paul II, needed eight. Francis ... Church, but with little diplomatic progress to show for his efforts. Maltese Grech, and has previously served as the Bishop of Gozo ...

NEWARK − The Rev. David Sizemore, pastor at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church for eight years, told parishioners Sunday in a tear-filled homily he will leave the parish to become pastor at ...

As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

While the world is waiting, many are reflecting on the tenure of Pope Francis. WFMY News 2 spoke to a youth group at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greensboro. The group tells us they got to see ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death ...

Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late pope’s namesake. “Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church ...

Ultraconservatives are trying to take the Catholic Church backwards. Why Pope Francis Must Be Sainted – ASAP As church leaders gather for a conclave at the Vatican this week to pick a new ...

stepping onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel — the traditional signal that a new pope has been elected.He succeeds Pope Francis who ...