Holding unlit candles, they pack into the sprawling 12th century basilica built on the site where, according to tradition, ...

Before his passing, Pope Francis made what would be his last public appearance to bless thousands in St. Peter's Square. This ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Christians in the Holy Land not only have the right but also the duty to celebrate Easter despite all the difficulties and conflicts they are now experiencing, said Cardinal ...

Good Friday, April 18, is the Holy Land Collection. (CNS file photo) On Good Friday, April 18, Catholics across the world will be asked to give to the Holy Land Collection, which is the main source of ...

Francis did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an appearance at the end to deliver the twice-yearly blessing and message ...

I knew he had gone to the Holy Land to study and pray there so that his artwork would be more realistic, and you see that in some of the paintings that were chosen for this series. But I also ...

Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, one day after addressing the crowd from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday.

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...