Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on ...

MORE than Diego Maradona and more than Lionel Messi, Pope Francis was the most famous Argentinian who ever lived — and, even ...

He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s ...

(OSV News) — Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of ... one human and one divine, within Jesus ...

He emphasised those values in his last Christmas address saying ... at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. The Vatican statement reads: "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I ...

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus co-starred in the Netflix holiday film 'Christmas in Paradise,' years before their ...

As the Church and the world reflect on the legacy and papacy of Francis, CNA highlights some of his more personal moments — ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

As a child I loved Easter, maybe even more than Christmas. Each year there was a new fancy dress, frilly socks, white patent ...

Pope Francis was well-known for his progressive ideology and inclusive approach to catholicism, something that chafed his relationship with the late Cardinal George Pell.

Pope Francis understood the power of a simple touch. Some of the most iconic moments of his papacy were those when he ...