Centuries of experience dealing with the death of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions detailing ...

Pope Francis died April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. Born in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope ...

With Pope Francis' death, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the church fall to U.S. Cardinal Kevin ...

A look at the Pope Francis' legacy as history's first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world ...

Pope Francis "will be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church," said U.S. Conference ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

Today's "builders of Babel" are constructing a hell on earth, Pope Francis wrote in the meditations for the Way of the Cross.

The Rochester Diocese’s parishes will use the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of the Catechumens and the Sacred Chrism during the ...

While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday prison visit.

This year, legislators in multiple states are seeking to advance so-called "medical aid in dying", also known as assisted ...

Catholic leaders condemned violence after an alleged arson attack on the Pennsylvania governor's residence in Harrisburg, ...