The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next Pope after the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Mercy – the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry – must guide the Catholic Church through ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

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Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...