The parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church have been granted a reprieve from the church’s ordered merger ...

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well ...

The poor will also be present on the footsteps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major where Franics will be buried April 26 ...

Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.

The Pope had also directed Opus Dei to revise its statutes to reflect this new structure, which was meant to be accomplished ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate.

Kalshi offering next pope odds markets for 15 potential replacements with forecasts ranging from 30% to less than 1% ...

In the first nine hours that Pope Francis' body had lain in state in St. Peter's Basilica, more than 19,000 people stood in ...

Francis’ 12-year reign saw small steps advancing women in the church. We may not know for years what the aims of a new papacy ...

He is currently prefect of the Vatican’s dicastery for bishops, which handles various administrative and pastoral responsibilities of the Holy See, including the vetting nominations for bishops ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.