Every pope has his critics. But Pope Francis’ conservative opponents were unique in that they actually had a living alternate ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Prosecutors in northern Idaho have filed misdemeanor charges against six men in connection with the forcible removal of a ...

A Sudanese activist group says the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has attacked a city in the western Darfur ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

The Pope visited Portugal on two separate occasions, most recently in 2023 for World Youth Day. The message of a Church for ...

A young woman who says she was raped by retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe has filed a civil lawsuit against him seeking $50 ...