Francis had led the Roman Catholic church ... This method traces the Church’s complex history. The statistical centre started in the hills and deserts around Bethlehem (believed to be Jesus ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with ...

Although some interpretations of the councils are debated among Christian faith communities, the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, and most traditional Protestant ...