Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Before his death April 21 at 88, the pope approved the installation of a second statue by Schmalz near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in ... celebrate that spirit," Schmalz ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

A man and leader in our time, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, is dead. He passed away, giving his final ...

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...

Brandishing his government-gifted medals near a statue of the Virgin Mary in East Timor's capital, ex-rebel Crisanto de Jesus ...

Francis had touted reconciliation and equality in the Catholic-majority nation, during his tour in the region last year ...

Pope Francis’ body lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral as mourners gather to pay respects to the late ...