Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Chura was among the four youths who gave their messages to Pope Francis during the “Encounter with the Youth” on Jan. 18, 2015, the fourth of the Pontiff’s five-day visit to the Philippines.

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Pope Francis presides over a Rosary prayer for peace on Oct. 6, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The prayer ...

In the will, dated June 29, 2022, Pope Francis wrote that with the "feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching ...

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

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life, the ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...