Each of the participants carried wooden crosses bearing the names of victims.

Cardinal Dolan said he looks forward "to asking Almighty God to inspire and guide our new President and to continue to bless our great Nation.”

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Though he turned 80 a couple of weeks ago, Pope Francis did not slow down in 2016.

As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.

Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!

Father Louis J. Cameli writes that the church’s instructions on candidates for the priesthood do not explicitly prohibit gay men.

The pope is turning 80 this Saturday.

The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."