The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

On Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, the Catholic ... “altar of repose,” and the people go with the Eucharistic Christ in a procession. The transported is sometimes surrounded by decorations ...

The voting process is kept secret but will take place with the eyes of the world on the Vatican and amid intense scrutiny of the Catholic Church ... without particular decoration and with ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

Following the funeral, in another break with tradition, the coffin will be taken through the streets of Rome to an ...

Some deacons had more elaborate leaves with added decorations. Donnie Caulderon ... days for me along with the teachings of the Catholic Church." ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

Cardinals met at the Vatican on Tuesday to schedule Francis’ funeral and burial, plan the conclave to elect his successor and make other decisions about running the Catholic Church as world ...