Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Followers of the Catholic faith worldwide woke up Monday to news of the death of Pope Francis. And as the word of his death ...

Tens of thousands of people planned to be at the Vatican this week for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial ...

The faithful converged on Francis’ other spiritual home, St. John Lateran, to pay their respects and process the passing of their diocesan leader.

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

The Pilgrim Walk — that stretches 132km from Armagh to Downpatrick, and which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary ...

What follows the death of a pope. In this article a step-by-step guide of what happens next from mourning to burial to ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ...

Pope Francis in his Easter address yesterday called for peace and urged 'all those in positions of political responsibility' to use 'weapons of peace' to stop 'sowing seeds of death'.

Pope Francis was the 266th pontiff, having taken over from Pope Benedict in 2013. Francis made history as the first pope ...