The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

No pope had been laid to rest outside the Vatican in more than a century, but Francis opted instead for burial in Santa Maria ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...

Drinking fluoridated water from birth through about age 13, makes teeth permanently strong and decay-resistant. Much like ...

In Evangelii Gaudium (“Joy of the Gospel’”), Pope Francis said: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.