Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Iran says the next round of negotiations over its rapidly advancing nuclear program it will have with the United States will ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Mr. Vance, who is Catholic, met briefly with ... the United States will turn their attention to Rome, and to the question of who will lead the church into its next era, at a moment when both ...

Pope Francis’ funeral procession passed the Temple of Venus and Rome on its way to the Basilica ... of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis ...

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Rome’s key tourist sites within the Vatican - the heart of the Catholic Church - are now absorbed by mourning and reelection procedures. Around 15-20 days after the pontiff’s death ...

Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, who worked to instill progressive influences on the global church while maintaining unity with conservatives amid years of ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came ...

Pope Francis was first admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital Feb ... The Pope is the head of state and Roman Catholic Church and is considered a unifying political and religious ...