A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful who flocked to Vatican City from around the world to mourn ...

At first, these seemed to be the inevitable concomitants of an elderly pope governing in an era of social media that he could ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

This is why I said earlier that these are pages born “from the thought and the affection” of Cardinal Scola: not only from ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Pope Francis at his funeral, calling him "a pope among the people, with an open heart ...

It's very beautiful that he's going back, having concluded his ministry, to the place where it began," Father Patrick Briscoe ...

Catholics, atheists, Muslims and more, from around the world, tell of how the pope’s life and leadership inspired them.

With the news that Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter, faith leaders from across the country shared ...

"The first challenge for the next pope, as for any pope, is to be a vital, credible, compelling witness to Jesus Christ in ...

Elected officials in Michigan joined those around the world mourning the death of Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome who led ...