Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

A Catholic priest has explained the meaning behind the covering of the Pope's face in his coffin before his burial. He said ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, broke tradition by choosing a burial site outside the Vatican Grottoes, at the Basilica of St.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...