From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

Take a flight high above the heart of Vatican City with this captivating drone footage, showcasing the grandeur of St.

In centuries past, the cardinals slept in corridors and rooms of the Apostolic Palace itself during the conclave ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

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Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

We grieve not just the passing of a pope, but the loss of a holy witness who taught us that to see sacramentally is not to ...

The funeral of Pope Francis captures a fundamental visual and ideological tension within Catholicism.

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

Mourners stood in line for hours on Thursday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St.

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...