The College of Cardinals, a group of about 135 cardinals under the age of 80, will meet in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to ...

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The body of a saint who died in Seattle is said to have been "incorrupt," having not decomposed in 27 years. How is this ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more ...

What Pope Francis is remembered for, his attitude toward Russian aggression against Ukraine, expectations from his successor, ...

When Pope Francis was elected as the first Latin American pontiff, he said his brother cardinals went out of their way to pick someone from the ...

In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, political and religious leaders joined a crowd of thousands in mourning the death ...

My brief tour with Pope Francis, the diplomat of our times.

World leaders arriving to pay respects at historic Vatican ceremony - More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the ...