A 16th-century mural has been discovered in Venice, a rare surviving example of decoration that once adorned many of the city's facades.

The plight of migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. In 2013, the newly elected pontiff made his first pastoral ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will be a more modest event, after the pontiff broke with longstanding Vatican tradition to simplify ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman ...