His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica. The church is home to his ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Under an exit sign at the far end of the square, mourners filing out of the papal basilica crossed paths with those who were only beginning their slow ascent, embraced by Bernini's iconic colonnades.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The icon was brought to Rome towards the ... a sign of reverence in handling sacred objects. The Child Jesus is shown with an adult face and a high brow, indicating His divine Mind of infinite ...

The Face of Jesus explores two sacred, non-human-made cloths, the Shroud of Turin and the Veil of Manoppello, as well as the extraordinary Vilnius image of the Merciful Jesus. The film takes viewers ...

Indeed, the Pope’s last public sermon on Easter Sunday before he died, words delivered for him at the Vatican by an ...

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...