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

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

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 ...

Jason Horowitz In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ... state before the basilica’s altar. The papal coffin was then ...

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

They celebrated his teachings and a legacy that will help guide the future of the Roman Catholic Church. President Trump ... without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus.” ...

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

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing ...