Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Speaking to Catholic faithful ... “He always meant the Church to be a field hospital for the wounded and the sick.” Advíncula and David are expected to travel to Rome to participate ...

The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the death ... “You want to allow time for cardinals to gather in Rome,” Reid said. “There will be a series of what are known as congregations ...

But this is the pilgrimage that the Good Lord wants right now for our Catholic Church and for our members ... and then to spend three days in Rome ahead of the canonization on April 27.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church who tried to position ... the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated ...

Rome — He was a populist leader, often referred to as the "People's Pope." As pontiff, Francis, who died Monday at age 88, sought to bring the Church closer to the people, stating early in his ...

In the history of the Catholic Church, there have been 266 popes, and only about 30 of them have been buried outside of Rome. About 90 popes are buried in St. Peter’s Basilica (21 in the ...

“For every one of those, there’s a conservative Catholic that thinks the pope went way too far.” Now, as cardinals descend on Rome to discuss the church’s challenges, they will soon choose ...