Grimaldi) More than 250,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square and Vatican City today (April 26) to pay tribute to Pope Francis, the charismatic leader of the Catholic Church who electrified ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.” ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. And in January, Francis elevated ...

As the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled ... is the first American pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. "I'm looking forward to finding out more about what he's done in the ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re was set to preside over Pope Francis’s funeral service at St. Peter’s Square ... when he encouraged the church to be more welcoming of Catholic divorcees and ...

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the longest-serving pope. Pius IX, John Paul II ... crowds at St. Peter's ...

VATICAN CITY Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay ... transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church, with cardinals gathering over the ...

As pontiff, Francis, who died Monday at age 88, sought to bring the Church closer to the people ... surprising many with a brief appearance in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, blessing ...

In the wake of Pope Francis’s death on Monday, the Archdiocese of Miami said the pontiff, who led the Roman Catholic ... St. Peter’s Square or in a prison.” “Pope Francis saw the Church ...

He was the first pontiff from Latin America and presided over the Catholic Church for more than ... pray at the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul and meet with the pope and the heads of Vatican ...

A worker removes grout during tuck pointing of the native limestone at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church on State Street in Alton on Monday, April 7, 2025. The church, built in its current location ...

The 57-year-old was found "suffering from gunshot wounds" Thursday when police responded to a 911 call at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, and later died at a local hospital ...