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

Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day ...

Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Keith Pitt, has warned visitors thinking of arriving for Pope Francis’ funeral and ...

Throughout the day people filed past the coffin, some blessing themselves with the sign of the cross or pausing briefly in ...

After a religious service, the faithful and the general public will be allowed to visit the late pontiff until 7pm on Friday, ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis, I believe, tried to offer that same warmth. He never completely dismissed tradition, but he leaned toward ...

Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is ...

Numerous social media users shared the purported news headline "Trump Urges Vatican to Select New Pope from Cast of 'Fox & ...

In his message, Fr Bartlett, parish priest at St Mary’s church in Belfast – the oldest Catholic church in the city – wrote: ...

The sounds of bells and prayerful chants echoed throughout Vatican City as Francis’ body was carried in a simple wooden ...