In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

When we think of Rome and the Pope, we don't necessarily think of a Greek Pope. However, many Popes in the past had been of ...

Pope Francis died today following a long and public battle with pneumonia. He was 88. Francis still had a ways to go to ...

Only a few popes – Leo I, Gregory I and Nicholas I – have been given the moniker "the great." In the 400s, Pope Leo met with Attila the Hun and prevented a siege of Rome, though the Vandals ...

I n a letter to St. Augustine of Canterbury* in 601, Pope Gregory the Great laid down a general principle of conversion that overzealous missionaries have often forgotten. Its gist: adapt much ...

ATLANTA–On Monday of the Octave of Easter, the world learned of the news of Pope Francis’ death. Archbishop Gregory J.

Axios Visuals The papal conclave is a prayerful and devout attempt to discern the person whom the Holy Spirit is calling to be the next bishop of Rome. For those so inclined, it's also an opportunity ...

The archbishop of New Orleans is holding a Memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis. Pope Francis died Monday morning after ...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will celebrate a Memorial Mass for Pope Francis at noon Wednesday at St. Louis Cathedral. All are ...