At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Cardinals from all over the world are poised to elect a successor to Pope Francis at the conclave that begins Wednesday. But ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the ...

Raniero Mancinelli, an 86-year-old tailor from Rome, is preparing a cassock for the new pope, whose selection will take place ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will among those attending Saturday's funeral for Pope Francis in ...