In Rome, the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built on the grounds of Helena’s palace, and it was stocked with Passion relics she had brought back. In 545, the Bishop of Jerusalem ...

Archbishop Caccia pointed to Pope Francis’ very first encyclical — issued in 2013 not long after his election as the 266th ...

Pope Francis’ death the day after Easter Sunday made possible this striking, and perhaps historic, meeting in St. Peter’s ...

In the final days of his life, Pope Francis put famed modernist architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood. The ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

USA Today will livestream the funeral for Pope Francis beginning at 3 a.m. ET April 26. Live coverage of the funeral for Pope ...

CBS will kick off its coverage of the Pope's funeral at 2 a.m. CT April 26 by re-airing Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Pope ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

Pope Francis will be buried in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica, rather than St. Peter’s Cathedral or its ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

Vance, a Catholic convert, later attended Good Friday services with his wife and three children in St. Peter’s Basilica and was scheduled to meet Saturday with the Vatican secretary of state ...