Leaders from the worlds of church and state in Maryland remembered Pope Francis Monday for his humility and his advocacy for ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday.

The late pontiff's radical housing choice broke with centuries of tradition and revealed everything about his vision for a ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

According to tradition, the camerlengo certifies the pope’s death, seals the papal apartment and breaks the pope’s ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will attend Pope Francis' funeral, his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today (22 April). Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, with public viewing starting on ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current Secretary of State of the Holy See, is one of the most significant figures in the ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

In addition, a Vatican financial adviser under Pope Pope Paul VI, Michele Sindona, also had ties to organized crime and ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure. The Vatican has released the death certificate of the late ...

The Holy Father, who died April 21 on Easter Monday, was recalled as an agent of peace in the war-torn Middle East and beyond ...