Pope Leo’s visit to the hilltop town after 12 years has revived a 400-year-long tradition, followed by popes dating back to ...

In November 2017, Lamborghini gifted Pope Francis a one-of-a-kind Huracán. The sleek white supercar, detailed with gold stripes along the hood and body, was presented to the pope outside his ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major ... "That's not a papal custom; that's a Pope Francis custom — to go and pray in front of that icon — and it became a signature ...

As Pope Francis has mandated, here are the steps that the ritual will follow. First station: Preparation of the body The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations.

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, ... As part of the custom, the deceased pontiff's fisherman’s ring is destroyed by the carmelango to signify the end of his authority.

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who ...

Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

According to church custom, Pope Francis’ funeral will typically be held four to six days after his death. This means it can happen as early as Friday, April 25, or not until Sunday, April 27.

The pope addressed the synod’s 16th ordinary council at its offices just outside the Vatican, where members are meeting June ...

The Vatican on Sunday beatified a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe, giving young people in a place with endemic corruption a new model of holiness: Someone who refused to ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, ... As part of custom, the deceased pontiff's Fisherman’s Ring is destroyed by the carmelango to signify the end of his authority.