A historic church in North Philadelphia near Girard College sustained heavy damage due to a fire on Monday night.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Firefighters battled a blaze amid harsh elements at a historic church in North Philadelphia Monday ...

Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier ... of thousands of pagans being baptized into the Church. He also went further east and made it all ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

Firefighters battled a massive fire at a church in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood that broke out around 7:30 p.m. The fire started Monday night at the United Missionary Baptist Church on 25 ...

The St. Xavier High School and Sacred Heart Academy swimming and diving teams started their quests to defend their state championships by winning regional championships over the weekend.

It took five extra minutes this time, but No. 20 St. John’s found a way, knocking off Xavier 79-71 in overtime and in front of a lively 14,545 at the Garden on Wednesday night for its sixth ...

Daemar Kelly added 11 points and four assists for Saint Francis (PA). Jeremy Clayville finished with 11 points. Both teams next play Thursday. Cent. Conn. St. visits Chicago State and Saint ...

Information from former students and staff at St Francis Xavier College may be crucial to an investigation of a former teacher accused of raping a student in the 1990s, police say. I report on ...

I remind myself that today is the memorial of St. Francis de Sales. Nicknamed “The Gentleman Saint” for his wisdom, kindness, and gentle demeanor, St. Francis de Sales set out on a spiritual ...

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. (AP) Todd Brogna had 18 points in Stonehill's 79-74 victory against Saint Francis (PA) on Thursday night. Brogna also contributed eight rebounds for the Skyhawks (13-13 ...

For the second time in less than a year, a historic church in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia is coping ... inside the National Shrine of St. John Neumann. The incident happened ...