The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and recently beatified by the Vatican were ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as head of the Catholic ...

A sign from the Vatican! On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. This ancient signal means that a new pope has been elected by the ...

VATICAN CITY — On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church entered the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave to choose ...

The Catholic Church, with its more than 1 billion adherents, "now stands at a crossroads of Francis' construction." ...

He led the Catholic Church as pontiff for 12 years. Pope Francis' funeral is Saturday, April 26, 2025, after three days of lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Catholic pilgrims are able to actually use the Vatican’s Holy Door, passing through to attain forgiveness of sins and “plenary indulgences,” which the Church says remove all Earthly ...

When Francis became Pope in 2013, the Vatican was “in a dilemma and a no-win situation” when it came to China, Jonathan Tan, a professor of Catholic Studies at Case Western Reserve University ...

Religion Why the Catholic Church's future is hard to predict, according to a Vatican expert Updated April 22, 20251:33 PM ET Heard on Morning Edition By ...

Who is Kevin Farrell, the man leading the Catholic Church after Francis' death? Farrell was nominated by Pope Francis to be camerlengo in Feb. 2019, according to the Catholic News Agency.

Pope Francis, seen in St. Peter’s Square in 2016, was the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics and the tiniest nation, Vatican City, since 2013.