The Catholic Church — the role of the papacy in particular — first caught my attention when I was a semi-lapsed Protestant attending a quintessentially secular, Marxist-leaning university in Boston.

Hungary's conservative Cardinal Peter Erdo is a respected expert on canon law known for his openness toward other religions.

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Almost a week after Pope Francis’ death, his funeral on Saturday will begin a process of mourning that transitions into the conclave to select a new pontiff. Hundreds of thousands of mourners have ...

Disenchanted as Protestants, Trent and Cynthia Palm, parishioners of St. Patrick in Oak Grove, said they began looking into ...

The Vatican has had to stop people from coming close to the coffin of Pope Francis with their phones after some mourners resorted to silly behaviour and some took selfies ...

The Poas volcano, one of Costa Rica's most popular tourist attractions, erupted again Wednesday after a sudden eruption Monday.

Cardinal Luis Tagle appears in the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome for the liturgy of the ashes presided over by Pope ...

Pope Francis’ body could lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica for people to come and pay their respects as soon as Wednesday, a Vatican spokesperson said Monday. “The transfer of the body of ...

WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT THE VATICAN HAS ANNOUNCED. POPE FRANCIS HAS DIED. HE PASSED AWAY AT 735 THIS MORNING. ROME TIME. THAT’S 135 THIS MORNING. OUR TIME. HE WAS JUST AT EASTER ...

The world reacted on Monday to the announcement from the Vatican of the death of pope Francis. Leaders paid tribute, countries declared periods of mourning, Euronews' correspondents in Rome and ...

The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday has put Italy's beloved sport on a brief hiatus. Serie A games on on Monday were postponed to Wednesday, but Coppa Italia games will go on as ...