A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

"The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus." ...

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, ...

Although he appealed to international law in this passage, he was pessimistic that war is ever compatible with it.

Pope Francis' funeral services will take place this weekend. Here's what to know about arrangements, how to watch, and where ...

A USA TODAY reporter recalls covering the last conclave when Pope Francis was selected. What to expect if you go to Rome for the papal funeral, more.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88 after battling pneumonia and bronchitis; his cause of death was ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning ...