Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Francis visited the Nativity scene on display in St Peter's Square on Tuesday as he is about to embark on his Holy Year.

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful through empires and eras ...

A touching farewell was offered to the late Pope Francis by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday. His words come as the pontiff was carried in his casket from St. Peter’s Basilica to the public ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Mary Major, bringing both institutions under the ordinary oversight of ...