The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

Francis declared his wish to be buried in a “simple” tomb in the ground at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a significant Catholic church ... particular decoration and with the ...

Amid growing disaffiliation from the Church, Catholic leaders across the country are striving to better catechize young people by lowering confirmation age requirements. The coalition met at St ...

Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik said Thursday he was in shock when the new pope was announced. Cardinal ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

I only knew my mother-in-law for a short time, but she gave me three gifts: a husband, a prayer and a mother-in-law hack.

The rite confirming Pope Francis' death and the placement of his body in the coffin took place last night at the Chapel of ...

The voting process is kept secret but will take place with the eyes of the world on the Vatican and amid intense scrutiny of the Catholic Church ... without particular decoration and with ...

More than a century ago, Pope Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum , the Church’s groundbreaking endorsement of workers’ rights.

Among the biggest disappointments for church liberals was Francis’s reluctance to authorize female deacons as a solution to a global shortage of Catholic clergy. When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ...