US President Donald Trump did not allow the French president to participate in his conversation with Vladimir Zelensky in St.

Pope Francis’ death the day after Easter Sunday made possible this striking, and perhaps historic, meeting in St. Peter’s ...

In a final journey through the eternal city, Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - the ...

The office of pope, successor of St. Peter, has always been steeped in symbolism. But as popes came and went, one symbol has ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate and where he ...

A highly regulated process has now begun that will see Pope Francis’ earthly body laid to rest and a conclave convened to elect his successor.

He assumed the Chair of St. Peter after the stunning resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. No leader of the Catholic Church had stepped aside short of the grave since 1415. Benedict ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...