Pope Francis’ death began consecrated traditions that will ultimately lead to the election of a new Pope by the cardinals – ...

VATICAN CITY — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and ...

At a time when nationalism, a concept long held in contempt by Francis, is surging again in the West, the church now finds ...

The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by cardinals ...

President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, a holiday that was intended to celebrate “the best mother in the world, your mother.” ...

Pope Francis' body will be placed inside a single coffin of wood and zinc. The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by ...

Traditionally, his main role has been to certify the death, once done by tapping the pontiff's forehead three times with a special silver hammer and calling out his birth name. The camerlengo is ...

Traditionally, his main role has been to certify the death, once done by tapping the pontiff’s forehead three times with a special silver hammer and calling out his birth name. The camerlengo is ...

Nov. 29, 2015: Inaugurates the Jubilee of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, Central African Republic ... he couldn’t perform the ritual of washing the feet of 12 ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...