On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

Francis desired healing among religions, and an episode that stands out from his life was a visit to a Rome synagogue in 2016 ...

After the final commendation, the simple coffin began its slow journey: from St Peter’s, along Via della Conciliazione, ...

The Catholic Church’s 177 cardinals on Saturday met in the Vatican City for final talks ahead of the election of a new pope ...

Firefighters have installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new ...

Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, ...

The late Pope Francis was fond of many foods, from Italian dishes to Argentinian specialties. We've rounded up several of the ...

In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ friends who knew him when he was a priest in Buenos Aires. We also bring together three people from ...

Pope Francis, in one of his final forewords, urged young couples to embrace thorough marriage preparation and commit ...

The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...