Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday, the last day ...

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place. And now the remarkably ordinary footwear has ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Mongolia's microscopic Catholic community expressed sorrow and gratitude this week after the death of Pope Francis, ...

The simple black shoes — a stark contrast to the flashy red slippers of his predecessor, are among Francis' personal effects ...

St. Peter's Basilica opened its doors again on Thursday after a brief closure in the early hours to welcome crowds of ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died at age 88 after battling health issues including pneumonia. His final ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died this week at 88, will be livestreamed Saturday on YouTube, available for free in ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

A quiet but tender moment pierced the formal rigor of Vatican protocol yesterday (April 23) when a nun stepped out of ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...