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

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

Upon leaving prison last Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the question that arose within him every time he visited a ...

Thousands of mourners have visited the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who is lying in state, and some have ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

New popes wear the cassock with a pellegrina, or short cape, a white silk sash and a white "zucchetto", or papal skullcap. It ...

The list of names ranges from the most high-profile — Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin —to the more obscure such as Festus ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have shared that they witnessed a large number of visitors posing of ...