Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

The impressive dome ceiling in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome.Credit: Getty Images However ... Papal Basilicas owned by the Holy See. Its front entrance is a weird hodgepodge, consumed ...

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a less traditional final resting place for a pope, as is the method by which Francis chose to be buried here. Watch to learn more. Typically, popes are buried ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Young boys pray in front of the ... Tarantino) Photos of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian ...

The death of Francis, who was one of the oldest popes in the church’s history, came weeks after he was discharged from a Rome ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

On several occasions, his works were rejected by patrons or the Catholic Church itself for their crudeness. “When he painted The Death of the Virgin for Santa Maria ... Rome) and a pause in ...

The spring wind yesterday morning blew gently but in silence took away the Fighting Pope, that Argentine cardinal who came ...