From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis was "happy" to get out and about this week but while his health is improving, it is too soon to confirm his participation in Easter celebrations, the Vatican ...

Vatican City wastes little time in kicking the story into high gear, as literally two pages in we are already getting a low-level and high-level view of this Vampiric takeover, and it’s as ...

VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis had a previously unannounced meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon with Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, during their state visit to ...

This article has been updated. King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid a private visit to Pope Francis in the Vatican on the afternoon of April 9, the 18th day of his convalescence. It was the ...

SIOUX CITY -- Nothing Bundt Cakes, a national chain of bakeries that sells, as its name suggests, Bundt cakes, is planning to open a Sioux City location. The bake shop will be at the Lakeport ...

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