Flags flew at half-staff at government buildings and days of official mourning began in a number of countries including Italy, Brazil, Lebanon ... he led the Roman Catholic Church than any ...

The launch event, held in Bkerké, the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, gathered prominent figures, including Maronite Patriarch ...

Francis’ 47 apostolic journeys brought him to 68 countries, Vatican News reported Monday — and those journeys included a ...

Flags flew at half-staff at government buildings and days of official mourning began in a number of countries including Italy, Brazil, Lebanon ... professor emerita of Catholic Studies at the ...

PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD, CATHOLIC AND NON-CATHOLIC ... including Mary and Jim Swindal from Mt. Lebanon."He really wanted to be sure that everybody, regardless of who they were, really had a sense ...

shows the statistical centre of global Catholic populations since 33AD. The method finds the point at which equal numbers of Catholics live to the north, south, east and west (see map 1).

Anyone looking to pray following the death of Pope Francis on Monday can find their nearest parish using the Archdiocese of New York’s interactive map. The map shows ...

In Lebanon, where a war between Israel and Hezbollah caused widespread casualties and extensive damage last year, sending millions from their homes, members of the Catholic Maronite community ...

The map shows Catholic churches not only in New York City, but also in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties. Users can plug in the names of churches ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, the start of three days of public ...