Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever elected.

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

When the conclave begins May 7, there will be 117 cardinals who will not be allowed into the Sistine Chapel to take part in the voting process that chooses the next pope.

It was providential that the funeral Mass for Pope Francis occurred on Divine Mercy Sunday, according to Bishop Michael F.

From the very first moment he appeared at the balcony and was introduced to the world as the successor to St. Peter, we saw ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained seven men to the transitional diaconate April 26 — James M. Harbour, Donghan S. Lee, Sean ...

On the last Friday before Lent, with great solemnity and ceremony, we hid the Alleluia. We took the wooden letters I’d ...

A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his Passion — is drawing ...

After an estimated 250,000 people had passed by the body of Pope Francis, lying in an open casket in front of the main altar ...

Having cared for the aging Pope Francis as his personal nurse since 2022, Italian nurse Massimiliano Strappetti was among the ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published an online novena that may be offered by Catholic households ...