Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and give her final farewell to the late Pope Francis ...

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

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Germany’s climate conservatives giving ‘green’ a patriotic rebrand, a Czech church in spa town being linked to a Kremlin kompromat campaign, and so much ...

Pope Francis leaves behind a Church that is moving away from the faith he championed.

The recent death of Pope Francis not only marks the end of an era but also beckons the dawn of a new chapter in the Catholic ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

The pope transformed the church’s senior leadership, exposing growing differences over teachings. “Once you start opening the ...

To promote gender reforms, Hawa enrolled in law school in 1972 at the freshly inaugurated Somali National University. Each ...

Recap our coverage as Pope Francis's funeral arrangements are discussed in the Vatican with world leaders set to attend.

Speculation over Pope Francis’s successor has intensified, with media outlets noting that the outcome of the papal conclave ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...