Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: "It is an act that founds the whole Christian experience and, therefore, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Mr Nisbett was presented with symbolic gifts by members of the church, including a Bible, vessels of water, wine and oil and a prayer book. Presenting the keys to St Peter’s and the Chapel of ...

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live ... said that he wants to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s ... book due to be published this week. Candles burn at St. Stephen’s Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, in Vienna ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ...

Kielce Gussie gave the first reading at the funeral Mass held for Francis at St. Peter's Square ... the fifth book of the New Testament, telling the story of the founding of the church.