Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025, leaves behind a legacy of reform and inclusivity that reshaped the Catholic Church ... Kirill of Moscow "Putin's Altar Boy" for supporting ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Saturday after a funeral mass at St. Peter's ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' open wooden casket was ...

Bells tolled in Catholic churches ... and first Latino to lead the Church, Pope Francis dedicated his time on Earth to uplifting the least, the lost and the left behind," House Minority Leader ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...

(Brady Knox) The seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, displayed a portrait of the pope near the church’s altar.

Did you know that Jimmy Buffett went to Cuba to cover Pope John Paul II's visit for Rolling Stone in 1998? Well, we didn't either.

Francis declared his wish to be buried in a “simple” tomb in the ground at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a significant Catholic church and ... walks to the altar to ceremoniously ...

He also brought the climate crisis into the Church’s social teaching for the first time and took on questions of cultural restitution from the Vatican’s holdings, and from the Catholic church ...

With millions of followers and a long history that goes back more than 2,000 years, the Church has, over time, created a ...