Topic: Roman Catholic Church

Pope Francis met with 105 comedians, including Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg, on Friday to discuss how they may continue to comfort and unite people in troubled times.

Around 10,000 people showed up in Long Island Saturday for the funeral of slain New York police detective Jonathan Diller.

After spending more than a year behind Nicaraguan bars, Rolando Alvarez, a prominent Catholic bishop and outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega, has been released from prison along with 18 other clergy members.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office says Pedro Argote, accused of killing Judge Wilkinson, was found dead in a wooded area during a search in Williamsport, Maryland.

The United States and Iran both tried to curry favor with the Vatican on Sunday amid the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "alarmist propaganda" surrounding the influx of North African and Middle Eastern migrants into European countries while wrapping up a two-day French tour.

On May 16, 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cold weather is forcing Pope Francis to miss the Way of the Cross Friday night in Rome, the Vatican Press Office confirmed in an afternoon statement.

Pope Francis on Monday said he was "deeply sorry" for decades of physical and sexual abuse and suppression faced by Indigenous children at Catholic schools in Canada.

Pope Francis on Sunday traveled to Canada for a weeklong trip in which he will apologize for the Roman Catholic Church's role in the abuse of indigenous children.