This evening, the streets around the Vatican were very busy, and St Peter's Square was bustling. Up to 250,000 are expected ...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples as they are out on the boat, after a frustrating and empty night of fishing ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

The story of William Anders' iconic Earthrise image, which helped to spur Earth Day and the environmental movement ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the ...

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

There’s something about viewing Earth from space — the shift in perspective has for decades ... These images guide a lot of Mongabay’s reporting. At their core, satellite images continue to inspire ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away at around ...

The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church passed away at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was first elected as the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Latin American ...