The ancient Egyptian obelisk in Saint Peter’s Square is seen juxtaposed with Saint Peter’s Basilica. (CNS photo/Chris Helgren ...

Masked Yaqui men representing Chapayekas, the soldiers of the Pharisees, participate in a Holy Saturday procession the day before Easter. No date for when the image was taken was available.

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage reached its final leg June 20-22 in the Los Angeles Archdiocese after a 3,300-mile ...

When speaking with members of the Class of 2025 as they prepared to cross the stage at Holy Cross's 179th commencement ceremony on May 23, it was clear that mission had been instilled in graduates ...

Colm Tóibín’s essay about Pope Leo and the Roman Catholic Church correctly identifies the Latin Mass as a proxy for conservative discontent (LRB, 22 May). But his advice for the new pontiff – deal ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pontiff in history, maintained a special relationship with the Church of the Gesù in Rome, the main headquarters of the Society of Jesus. On July 31, 2013, the feast of ...

The six-kilometer (about 3.5-mile) funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter’s to St. Mary Major was filled with profound symbolism.

The lid was then placed on the zinc coffin, along with Francis’ cross and coat of arms and a plaque with the Pope’s name and the duration of his life and his papacy while psalms were sung.

The Mass and funeral procession — with Francis' coffin carried on the open-topped popemobile he used during his 2015 trip to the Philippines — were also being broadcast live around the world.

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit Pope, the first from Latin America and a tireless advocate for the poor, is being laid to rest in a ceremony rich with symbolism and tradition. Pope Francis Donald Trump ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, died April 21 at age 88.

From Vatican to Rome crossing the Tiber The procession crossed the Tiber River via the Prince Amadeo of Savoy Bridge, symbolically marking the passage from Vatican City to Rome. This moment ...