Fans have launched a campaign to remove Paapa Essiedu from the upcoming Max Harry Potter series due to his past public ...

Andrew Chesnut, chair of Catholic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Pope Francis, who died April 21, was unique in that he was able to ease the papacy's rarefied air with an ...

High-ranking heads of state and Catholic bishops in China have remained notably silent following the death of Pope Francis, while reactions from political and religious leaders across the globe ...

From 11 am on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica, where the pontiff's body will be on display until Friday.

Pope Francis' first official trip, soon after he took the helm of the Catholic Church in 2013, set the tone for what was to come. He chose to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa ...

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect the impact of individual prayers and blessings the pontiff shared around the world, whether he was ...

After saving the pope’s life by suggesting colon surgery, Strappetti had served as Francis’ personal healthcare assistant since 2022. Strappetti was with the pope during his long recent stay ...

Francis stopped by the basilica on his way home from the Gemelli hospital on March 23, after his 38-day hospital stay. He returned April 12 to pray before the Madonna for the last time.

Pope Francis was known for refocusing the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional moral teachings. The pope’s death came after he spent weeks in the ...

Pope Francis did not fear death, but instead welcomed the 'new beginning' of eternal life with God, he revealed in an essay written just two months ago. Francis, who died yesterday aged 88 ...

News of the death of Pope Francis last night came as a devastating ... It is another cruel twist of fate for the Opposition Leader but at least not as cruel as the one suffered by the Holy Father.

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88 of a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Catholic Church is fulfilling a series of centuries-old rites – and preparing for the selection ...