The parade’s cultural relevance was also cemented by the 1948 Technicolor musical “Easter Parade,” starring Judy Garland and ...

Vatican News has reported that Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

Dozens of people gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires to pray and pay homage to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping with ...

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Here's what to know.