When they first saw him at the parish, he was washing the car in the courtyard, and no one thought he was the new cardinal.

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

He is the candidate who more than any other would ensure continuity with the Church's mission, that of reaching out to the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

In East Timor, where Francis’ final outdoor Mass drew nearly half of the population last September, President Jose ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

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Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...