President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of the next pope.

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

The election of a pope is a Hollywood-worthy drama steeped in mystery, secrecy and faith. But real-world politics and ...

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

Pope Francis will be buried Saturday after he died on the Monday after Easter. He was 88 years old.Upon his death, the ...

The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

Coffin of Pope Francis sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church - Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "The Code of Canon Law forbids priests from divulging information received in confession," and the punishment "for a priest who directly ...

Currently, the county's seal contains the Confederate flag ... The cardinals who might become the next head of the Catholic Church Hy-Vee closing food production facilities, 461 employees impacted ...

Jersey's Royal Court has found a former Catholic priest (pictured left) guilty of three counts of committing an act of gross indecency on multiple occasions. Credit: ITV Channel Jersey's Royal ...