The funera l must take place four to six days after the pope's death. For Pope Francis, it took place Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square. Most recent popes have asked to be buried beneath ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13, 2013.

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is getting under way ...

The pope addressed the synod’s 16th ordinary council at its offices just outside the Vatican, where members are meeting June ...

Pope Leo XIV stood on the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics.

Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor's restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western Church revival.