The Catholic personal prelature Opus Dei has significantly reduced the scope of its two-week general congress that began this ...

A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is drawing ...

Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and he demonstrated his love for them throughout his ...

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...

President Donald Trump formally established the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian bias on Feb. 6 by executive order.

The second General Congregation of cardinals saw attendance nearly double to 103 prelates as they finalize preparations for ...

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 ...

In the endless lines of pilgrims wishing to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, feelings of grief and sadness are the ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

A lot of people, especially in the American press, want to make the Holy Father — his entire legacy and even his death — ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate and where he ...