The world learned Melania Trump was Catholic when she brought rosary beads for Pope Francis to bless in 2017. Now, she's ...

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday. Given the large turnout of faithful wishing to pay ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ ...