Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...

More than any other pope, Francis incorporated the best scientific conclusions into his teaching on the environment; he ...

Pope Francis' death certificate, released by the Vatican, said he died in his apartment at 7:35 a.m. from cerebral stroke, ...

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “martyred” and ...

The inscription of Ramesses III that was found in the Wadi Rum protected area of Jordan. . | Credit: Photo courtesy ... gives ...

His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for followers of the Roman ... Mexico City's main religious ...

STOCK PHOTO ... name was the Roman-born 56th pope, John II, elected in the year 533, who felt that using his birth name – Mercurius – was inappropriate because of its association with the ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Given the late Pope Francis' care and concern for the poor, a representative group of them has been formally invited to ...