The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...

On April 21, 2025, a shocker came when Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke, leading to a cardiac arrest. The world mourned; leaders from across the globe shared their feelings for what they had ...

This live blog about the papal conclave has ended. Find coverage of the first day of the conclave here.

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

an Italian who has served as Pope Francis’s secretary of state since 2014. – What about the UK and Ireland’s cardinals? It is not thought that any of the UK or Irish cardinals are among ...

Speaking as the cardinals began to gather in Rome to choose a new pope to replace Pope Francis, who died last month, Molinari noted that Italian Jewish and Catholic leaders have “historical strong ...

Italian media suggests the Vatican has enough unworn cassocks on hand, and is honouring Pope Francis's message of environmental and economic sustainability. Aside from those first robes ...

The pope is the designated spiritual and moral head of the nearly 1.4 billion people across the world who identify as Catholic. Italy isn’t even the most populous of Catholic nations.

After the 10th century, taking a different name became common practice for popes once they had been elected, as popes from countries such as France and Germany adopted more Italian-sounding names ...

After the 10th century, taking a different name became common practice for popes once they had been elected, as popes from countries such as France and Germany adopted more Italian-sounding names to ...

From live jazz to street DJs, the festival brought energy to the streets as vendors and restaurants set up shop along a stretch of Walnut from 15th to 19th streets and 18th from Locust to Sansom ...

Once they've hand-picked their "team," players get to predict the new pope's name ... include the late pontiff's secretary of state, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, closely followed by another ...