VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

Francis opted for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore, located in Rome's most multi-cultural neighbouhood. No pope has been laid ...

The fundamental Christian message emphasizes compassion, and the Catholic Church over the centuries has played a vital role ...

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The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the death ... “You want to allow time for cardinals to gather in Rome,” Reid said. “There will be a series of what are known as congregations ...

Nigerians reacted angrily as Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated that poverty may be a virtue. He spoke while attending ...

In the history of the Catholic Church, there have been 266 popes, and only about 30 of them have been buried outside of Rome. About 90 popes are buried in St. Peter’s Basilica (21 in the ...

During the nine-day mourning period, cardinals from around the world gather in Rome and begin meeting ... of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church. Behind closed doors in the Vatican's ...

Rome’s key tourist sites within the Vatican - the heart of the Catholic Church - are now absorbed by mourning and reelection procedures. Around 15-20 days after the pontiff’s death ...

Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral ... Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church ...

Cardinal Wim Eijk will attend the funeral That's the role of the College of Cardinals, the Catholic Church's most senior figures appointed by the pontiff, who will make their way to Rome in the ...

He angered some Catholic Church traditionalists by reaching out ... “You know that it was the duty of the conclave to give Rome a bishop,” he said. “It seems that my brother cardinals ...