Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill reflects on Pope Francis' funeral and how traditional customs have faded over time.

As a Melbourne pastor writes, welcoming the stranger is not just a Christian value that Pope Francis lived out — it’s also ...

True discipleship is not measured by the creeds Christians recite or the theology they know, but by how deeply they love, a ...

The death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88 has led to American televangelist Joel Osteen getting called out for ...

They were what any of us might wear — and, like most of his clothes, they showed a preference for humility and simplicity.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away on April 21, 2025-Easter Monday-at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The ...

My heart aches for a world without Pope Francis. His death on April 21 at 88 was inevitable, yet it is still shocking and ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

I am grateful to Pope Francis for showing me the ways my faith and my science come together in joy and wonder.

After similar outreach to Sunnis, the pontiff's 2021 meeting with Shia's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani transcended ...

"The world has lost a leader who gave so many of us hope. Pope Francis was widely respected for his compassion, realness, and inspiration, which made him a global figure of belief, faith, optimism, ...

The Argentinian cardinal, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and a close personal friend of the late Francis, celebrated Mass with the College of Cardinals as part of the Church’s ...