Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

After blessing the world from the Vatican balcony and after a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Pope Francis ...

The upcoming Papal Conclave: a complex interplay of spiritual and political forces shaping the future of the Catholic Church.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be different than those of his predecessors. The pope changed the funeral rites last year, ...

Because when one seeks a blessing, one is requesting help from God ... One of the changes he made to papal funeral plans was ...

The process to elect the next Pope will begin with the Cardinals called to the conclave of May 7, Vatican News reported. The ...

Pope Francis reshaped the papal electorate during his tenure. He appointed nearly 80% of the cardinals eligible to vote ...

Speculating on who will become the next Pope is a centuries-old practice; records suggest that betting on the outcome of ...