Americans, who witnessed Pope Francis' funeral liturgy in person or broadcast live, united their prayers with the universal ...

More than 160 nations sent delegations headed by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, and other government ...

According to the Vatican and Italian police, some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis' casket pass by after the funeral Mass en route to St. Mary Major in Rome.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican April 26 ahead of Pope Francis' funeral Mass.

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals.

The late pontiff envisioned both matrimony and the family, as the domestic or household church, being a lifelong journey of faith. (OSV News) — From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

New York's Catholic bishops are urging Catholics to oppose proposed legislation that would legalize assisted suicide for those diagnosed with terminal illness.