On Saturday, thousands of local and international Christian worshippers seeking to enter Jerusalem's Old City for the Easter ...

The April 26 funeral is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, as well as world leaders. Read more at ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 following complications from ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people ...

I will die and they will put me in a pit,' says captive in video describing harsh conditions in captivity * Foreign Ministry ...

Global tributes are being paid after Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse at the Vatican. Follow for live updates ...

Currently, 135 cardinals are aged under 80 and eligible under Church law to enter a conclave to elect a pope after Francis ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

The Vatican has released stunning images of Pope Francis lying in an open casket and wearing a red robe with the papal mitre ...

A member of the Royal Family is expected to attend the Pope's funeral, if the Vatican is in agreement, but it is too early to ...

A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...

The bells of St. Peter’s are tolling as the body of Pope Francis is transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the ...