The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he first appeared in ...

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The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

For all his prolific output, Ludwig van Beethoven was seldom one to write sacred music. Missa solemnis, his epic musical ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

According to the book, a “judicial procedure, initiated by the Roman Curia body responsible ... What the French Catholic Church's archives reveal The document also recounted a request made ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful ... taking selfies amid the hymns as Pope Francis’ simple coffin was brought out of St. Peter’s Basilica at the start of the Mass. World will always remembe ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the funeral and next steps.

A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is farewelled. Between 200,000 and 500,000 people are predicted to ...

Presidents, royalty and a multitude of simple mourners have bade farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral, where a cardinal said the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the ...