His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

While few Brits have heard of the East Frisian Islands, the chain has become one of the most popular travel destinations for ...

Dario Antonelli and Giacomi Sini report on life for migrants in the Canaries This website uses cookies to ensure that you get ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more ...

He changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusive made him an enemy to conservatives.

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88.

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The conservative-progressive gap became a chasm after Francis was elected the first ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at 88. He had recently survived a bout ...

I wanted to be here with my community, feel their emotions, because I’m responsible. God put me here to care for them,” he ...

With him, the Church chose its first non-European pontiff in 1,282 years ... he travelled to Lampedusa, an Italian island and key point of entry for migrants and refugees trying to reach ...