Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
People of the Catholic faith around the world are lighting candles and praying for the health of Pope Francis while he ...
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.
A Nigerian Catholic priest said if Pope Francis dies, God would give the church another Pope. He said the church is ...
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...
The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...
Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...