Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever elected.

When the conclave begins May 7, there will be 117 cardinals who will not be allowed into the Sistine Chapel to take part in the voting process that chooses the next pope.

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

It was providential that the funeral Mass for Pope Francis occurred on Divine Mercy Sunday, according to Bishop Michael F.

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained seven men to the transitional diaconate April 26 — James M. Harbour, Donghan S. Lee, Sean ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of ...

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

After an estimated 250,000 people had passed by the body of Pope Francis, lying in an open casket in front of the main altar ...

ROME — "The Virgin Mary told me, 'Prepare the tomb.' " That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published an online novena that may be offered by Catholic households ...