The ceremony, which was scheduled for next Sunday (27), has been postponed with no new date confirmed O post Canonization of ...

Born in 1991, an Italian boy will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation on April 27.

Pope Francis, elected in 2013, was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, serving for 12 years until his death at 88 on ...

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

John's son - but you shall be called Peter, the rock!" John 1:42 Some Christians deny that the Pope, as successor of St. Peter, has any special authoritative role in the Church founded by Christ.

Long Islanders Vincent LeVien and his family were among thousands of devout Catholics traveling to St. Peter’s Square ... Known as the "patron saint of the internet," he also learned how ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand. The pictures were taken in the chapel of the Casa ...