Jane Tomaszewski was thinking about becoming a Catholic when she learned an unusual fact about herself. She’s the direct ...

Talks are taking place for Northern Ireland's first minister to be invited to the Pope's funeral in Rome on Saturday.

On Holy Saturday night at the Cathedral, Archbishop Nelson Pérez welcomed into the Catholic Church some of the 725 adults ...

Steve Burns, 43, a mechanical engineer who lives in Avon Lake, Ohio, was raised a Free Methodist. His wife, Corrine, 42, a ...

Explore the intricate process following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, including funeral preparations, the ...

On Holy Thursday, more than 1,880 priests, bishops, and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations during the chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica.

After the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death, the news reverberated across the Chicago area, Naperville included.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Francis' death set off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, first for Vatican officials in the ...

THE Vatican has released pictures showing Pope Francis in an open coffin during the rite of confirmation of the pontiff’s ...