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The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...
A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...
On the heels of a private meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while attending ...
The Swiss Guards were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506. It is a military body made up of Swiss citizens, whose main task is ...
The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound ...
Trump is only the second sitting U.S. president to attend a papal funeral — and comes against the backdrop of the U.S.’s increasingly isolationist posture.
The Vatican released a video of Pope Francis speaking in January when he told young people about the importance of listening.