Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

In September 1964, Pope Paul VI, in a gesture of goodwill toward the Greek Orthodox Church, returned Saint Andrew’s skull ... In Rome, the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built ...

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of ...

The Catholic parish church located at the University of Missouri will take a new name while retaining a key, recognizable ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a 12-year papacy. The death of the pontiff has set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican.

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended  Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Despite the presence of ...

White-gloved pallbearers carried Pope Francis' coffin out into St. Peter's Square at the start of the funeral mass. But who ...