‘We invite our global audience to join us in this period of mourning,’ he said. ‘May God have mercy on his servant and grant him eternal rest.’

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a broken world.

With the death of the Pope, the Catholic Church has entered a mourning period. The Vatican has not yet given an alternative date when the canonization could take place.

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After years in Protestant churches, I found in Catholicism a deeper tradition, a firmer foundation, and a call to holiness I couldn’t ignore.

In an age obsessed with scanning, measuring and proving, the Shroud invites modern minds to reconsider the Resurrection — and the God behind it.

Thoughts about working for Mother Angelica's apostolate on the 102nd anniversary of her birth, this year on Easter Sunday.

Brutal tyrant or reluctant judge? Pilate’s encounter with Christ exposes the cost of power, fear, and placating the crowd.