As people around the world gather to honor Pope Francis​, St. John's University is bringing its community together in both ...

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an ...

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a fifth-century church, has served as the burial site for seven popes. The last pope to be ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' open wooden casket was ...

The office of pope, successor of St. Peter, has always been steeped in symbolism. But as popes came and went, one symbol has ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...

The election of a new pope takes place after the death or renunciation of the pontiff, and takes place at the Vatican, ...

According to tradition, the Salus Populi Romani was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. Before each of his international trips, Pope Francis visited the icon, and Catholic News Agency estimated in ...

According to tradition, the Salus Populi Romani was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. Before each of his international ...

Throughout Holy Week, he said, his homilies were focused on the theme of the Holy Year 2025: hope. The sorrow of Good Friday ...