Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

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

"I commend the Soul of Pope Francis to the Priests and People of the Diocese of Meath and ask that prayers be included in all ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on 21 April, large crowds are expected in Rome and the Vatican City over the coming days, ...

The Tunic of Argenteuil, said to have been worn by Christ, is on display at the Saint-Denis Basilica until May 11. In an ...

The Archdiocese of Cebu announced that the Oslob church, which is almost 180 years old, has been named an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major located in Rome, Italy. "As an ...

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Pope Francis, 88, made an unannounced visit to St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday (April 10), drawing attention for both his frail appearance and his departure from traditional papal attire. The pontiff, ...

Credit : Shutterstock, Riccardo De Luca - Update Visitors at St Peter’s Basilica got the shock of a lifetime on Thursday when Pope Francis appeared unexpectedly — not in his traditional white papal ...