The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place. And now the remarkably ordinary footwear has ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

A Catholic Charities Boston leader, a couple from Mass. on their honeymoon and a Cambridge boys’ choir were thrilled to see ...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix and intrigue.

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

A quiet but tender moment pierced the formal rigor of Vatican protocol yesterday (April 23) when a nun stepped out of ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name ...

Rome and the Vatican are being transformed into a fortress for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.With world leaders ...

Cardinals have agreed that the traditional nine days of mourning for the pope, the so-called "novemdiales," will begin on ...

World leaders send condolences after Pope's death Tens of thousands have flocked to St Peter’s Basilica to pay their final ...