Pope Francis' funeral will take place on April 26 in St. Peter’s Square following his death at age 88, with Cardinal Giovanni ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

: Pope Francis’ funeral will be held at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) on Saturday, the Vatican said. The funeral will be held in St. Peter’s Square, the piazza outside the Vatican’s main basilica.

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

As tributes continue to pour in for Pope Francis—known by many as the “People’s Pope”—the Catholic Church begins the solemn ...

Bishop Barry C. Knestout with the Catholic Diocese of Richmond has issued the following statement: Along with the faithful of ...

Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, visited the United States just once, nearly 10 years ago, in September ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

The Holy See has announced the details of Pope Francis ' funeral and the events honoring the life of the 266th pontiff of the ...