As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, ancient customs collide with TikTok trends, viral memes and a new era of digital ...

Prince William flew from London to Vatican City for Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26. Representing the Crown on behalf of ...

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

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

The Italian premier’s tireless triangulation reflects her almost preternatural ability to mediate, ingratiate, and negotiate.

When Jenna Drummond and Clair Volkening saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his “urbi et ...

In latest attempt at performative adoration, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says President Trump would make a good 'dark horse' ...

It felt like a celebration of a life well lived, people knew he had done what he was called to do,” said Father Leon Biernat of St. Gregory the Great Parish.

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...