Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style has become a trademark of his papacy. New rules for papal burials are another step to seal ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican ...

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska discussed with Pope Francis the 1,001 days since Russia's full-scale invasion, the deaths ...

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

The Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit following a row over gay and transgender ...

Francis earlier revealed that he decided he would be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, not in the grottoes ...

Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest ...

After speaking, Omar Harfouch performed his "Concerto for Peace" for some twenty minutes. Warmly applauded at the end of his ...

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...