Vatican City — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final ... made their way to the 16th century basilica's main altar where Francis' open wooden casket ...

Roman Catholic cardinals attended a public mass in St. Peter's Basilica just a few hours before ... opening proceedings by swinging a thurible around the altar and blessing a statue of the Holy ...

pass through Santa Marta Square and the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs before reaching St. Peter’s Square and entering the Vatican Basilica. At the Altar of the Confession, Farrell will ...

Heritage Images/GettyImages The first Saint Peter’s Basilica was built on the ... The baldacchino, the swirly-columned arch over the basilica’s high altar, was designed by the famed Baroque ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

Leo accepted Zubik’s resignation June 4. The outgoing bishop turned 75 — the usual age of retirement — last September.

So far, Pope Leo XIV has not addressed ongoing debates about restrictions on use of the Tridentine Mass, often called the “traditional Latin Mass.” Bishops around the world have been pulled into these ...

An American flag is displayed as Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his ...

Truong, a lifelong Catholic, had hoped one day to spend Easter in Vatican City. That hope was fulfilled this spring, when he ...

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Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass ...