As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

Enclosed by Bernini’s colonnades, the scene was a blend of sacred and human – spontaneous applause met solemn silence, smartphones raised alongside prayer cards. Hundreds of clergy in flowing ...

The much younger Italian cardinal from Bergamo, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, 60, who has made the Holy Land his home for more ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

St. Mary Major Basilica not the usual resting place for a pope The final resting place for Pope Francis is a nearly 1,600-year-old church and shrine to the Virgin Mary. The first pope to be buried ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, we take a look at where and when the funeral will be, who’s attending, how the next pontiff ...

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s ...

America had previously been dedicated to Mary on three occasions.

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a "Renewal of the Consecration of the United States of America to the Blessed Virgin Mary" at LA ...