Pope Francis’ last request turns into action as his former popemobile is transformed into a mobile clinic for children in ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It ...

Bread that is both gentle and easily broken. Further reading: The child, a symbol of our own birth Gentleness and divisibility were, to the Greeks, the essential qualities of matter. Marble yields ...

Holy Thursday is a day of profound significance in the Christian faith. It is the day when we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood, and it is also the day when Jesus gave ...

More than 130,000 people have filed past the Pope's coffin as it lay in state in St Peter's Basilica since Wednesday ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Having spent twelve years at the helm of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a globally beloved and respected figure, but ...

This chart shows how many U.S. Catholics viewed Pope Francis as a symbol of change in the direction of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke ... in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, culminating in an Easter Sunday ...