When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Pilgrims from around the world continue to travel to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and though they won’t catch a glimpse of ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis is currently in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs, sparking concerns around the world about what happens ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

Pope Francis is suffering from early kidney failure and remains in a critical condition in hospital, the Vatican has said.

New rules on what happens upon the death of a pope were determined in a Vatican document in 1996. The February 1996 document ...

There is no age restriction for a Pope, but history shows they are usually chosen at an advanced age. Pope Francis was 76 ...

Pope Francis is currently in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs, sparking concerns around the world about what happens when a pope dies ...

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...