MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines began a period of national mourning for Pope Francis on Wednesday, with President ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

VATICAN CITY - No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the ...

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

Pope Francis, remembered for his fight for peace, justice, and youth empowerment in Africa and South Sudan, leaves a lasting ...

The vice president reflected publicly on the Easter Sunday visit after a private tour of the Taj Mahal in India.

Vatican and Beijing will be moving towards a more harmonious and conciliatory relationship no matter who the next pope is, ...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Uganda, and on my own behalf, I extend our deepest and most ...

In 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, which used Sister Rose Thering’s pioneering work against ...

A highly regulated process has now begun that will see Pope Francis’ earthly body laid to rest and a conclave convened to ...

This morning, the first of tens of thousands of mourners began filing into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days.

JOHANNESBURG - Cardinal Stephen Brislin has described Pope Francis as the most abused Pope in the modern era. Francis died on ...