Over 12 years as pope, Francis tried to remake the U.S. Catholic hierarchy more in his image, elevating pastors who ...

The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed ...

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

From cash bets on websites to online games and casual wagers among friends, experts and participants say the popularity of ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti ended his homily with a prayer to ...

The Ukrainian president’s showmanship helped rally the world against the Russian invasion, but it has grated on President Trump.

In his care for the incarcerated, the late Holy Father shows us the extent to which Christian love can — and should — be ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

The Manoppello veil was acquired by Capuchin monks in 1638, while the one kept at St. Peter’s is often considered ... In Rome, the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built on the ...

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

Outside St. Peter’s Basilica, thousands of people lined up for hours, some waiting in the cold twilight of Thursday morning ...