Polymarket gives the highest chance of becoming the next pope to one of the compromise candidates between progressives and ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle abusive clergy and hold bishops accountable when they mismanage cases.

Prince William will attend Pope Francis' funeral on behalf of the British royal family. Here's why King Charles III cannot go ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his open casket, with some even posting smiling photos online.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly directs flags to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025.

The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

Father Darren Dias, executive director of the faculty of theology at the University of St. Michael's College, says the ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Who was Carlo Acutis? St. Catherine's Church in Mountain Lakes will host a show designed by the Italian teen, who will be the first millennial saint.

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...