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

April 23, the patron saint’s day of Pope Francis, is a holiday at the Vatican and the pope usually celebrated it with acts of ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

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

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

Carlo Acutis, will be canonized by Pope Francis, on Sunday, April 27, in conjunction with the celebration of the Jubilee for ...

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican ... out joyfully and authentically. He is the patron saint of all who study and work in the area of ecology ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

As we've been reporting, a rosary prayer was held earlier in St Peter's Square this evening to mark Pope Francis's death. The ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the modern Catholic Church, has died at 88, ...