Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

Pope Francis, at 88, was the second-oldest pontiff in modern history after ... the direction of the church. Data from the Vatican’s the Holy See, the Catholic Encyclopedia and Catholic Hierarchy.

Investing.com -- Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the modern Catholic Church, died Monday morning at the age of 88. The announcement was made by ...