For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Its once-busy port has silted up, and the Adriatic coast receded; many of its majestic Roman-era structures have ... a terrace overlooking the excavated outline of the Circus Maximus, where ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

The new pope has taken a name that recalls Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the outline for modern Catholic social justice teaching.

As Rome’s tailors stitch new garments for clergymen, observers say a pope’s dress code provides hints about his vision.

Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...

Leaders from around the globe offer warm congratulations to Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pope from the US.