Vatican City — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ...

At 6.30 p.m. on VE Day, bells will ring out from churches and cathedrals ... The national ringing initiative is supported by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers and the Association of English ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

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A special mass then followed at the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena ... The hour-long service was held in both English and Francis' native Spanish. "40% of the Catholics in the Diocese ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign of humility.

To reach young people and new converts, DSK Mariam also offers services in Amharic and English. Congregants can follow the prayers on large plasma TVs that hang from church columns decorated with ...

(Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News) Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled Monday across the capital of Manila.