The Swiss Guard was established by Pope Julius II in 1506. Here's what to know about the 500-year-old military body.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

Pope Francis was attended by nurse Massimiliano Strappetti in his final days, and he shared some poignant words with him ...

Pope Francis' funeral is set for Saturday and during the official nine days of mourning the college of cardinals assembles to ...

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki does a deep dive into the conclave, the secretive process to select ...

Pope Francis’s devoted faithful will likely soon be hollering for the late, humble, huddled-masses-loving pontiff to be ...

Conclave shows how a group of nuns serve the cardinals while they decide on the next pope. In reality, the depiction is ...

Father Brian Lehane, a theology teacher at St. John's Jesuit High School, said Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy that is ...

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, summed up Pope Francis’ last call on Saturday night, ...

A rosary prayer was held at the Vatican, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the day after the death of Pope Francis.