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

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

The wealth of Siena’s visual culture is represented with illuminated manuscripts; sculptures in marble, ivory, terracotta and ...

Let's get one thing straight: this isn't some scientifically vetted list. The idea that strangers could out-bacon me is frankly absurd. I know bacon. I live it, breathe it, and yes, I eat a ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and ...

Francis visited a prison and washed the feet of a dozen inmates to reenact Christ’s gesture of humble service when he washed the feet of his apostles before his crucifixion. Francis believed in ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Catholics around the world read the gospel about the crucifixion in church and some reenact the event. This year’s Easter season was marked with tragedy for Catholics, as Pope Francis died on ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin ... love coming from Jesus’ wounded heart that was pierced during the crucifixion. Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the ...

Before being elected as the first Pope from Latin America on March 13, 2013, former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became the first pontiff to take the name Francis. He became the ...