A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

Mary Woodward, the chancellor with the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, believes the sunny weather in St. Peter Square during ...

Throngs of ordinary faithful made their way slowly to the 16th-century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple wooden ...

St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg acquired two pieces of art over the past few years. One is the painting ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg acquired two pieces of art over the past few years. One is the painting ...

With millions of followers and a long history that goes back more than 2,000 years, the Church has, over time, created a ...

Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden casket was perched, as Swiss Guards stood at attention. Over the coming days ...

If the coming conclave chooses someone who lets Pope Francis’ torch dim rather than carry it forward, it would be a global ...

The Rite of Translation began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession ...