Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis being laid out in an open coffin ahead of the special historic ceremony officially ... reading the official Confirmation of the Death of the ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis being laid out in his open coffin for the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony ... about running the Catholic Church.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Confirmation is a sign that a person has reached maturity and is now able to take responsibility for their own faith.

A professional basketball player has converted to Catholicism at a ceremony in Rome ... images of her husband’s confirmation ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Confirmation takes place at a later stage in life, often as a teenager. It is seen as a personal commitment to the ...

The demise of the first Argentine to lead the Roman Catholic Church set into motion ... will preside over the rite of confirmation of death and the placing of the body in the coffin,” the ...