On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

Francis desired healing among religions, and an episode that stands out from his life was a visit to a Rome synagogue in 2016 ...

The Catholic Church’s 177 cardinals on Saturday met in the Vatican City for final talks ahead of the election of a new pope ...

The late Pope Francis was fond of many foods, from Italian dishes to Argentinian specialties. We've rounded up several of the ...

Activists around the globe are kicking off May Day demonstrations with workers rights rallies and marches for social justice ...

The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday, many are wondering who will be the next Pope ...

Anthony Hopkins portrays retired Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce portrays Pope Francis in a scene from the movie “The ...

The face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...