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.

The world learned Melania Trump was Catholic when she brought rosary beads for Pope Francis to bless in 2017. Now, she's ...

Mourners are queuing in their thousands for hours to pay their respects to Pope Francis on the second day of public tributes ...

Staff and wire report The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died. He was 88. The Vatican reports he died after suffering a stroke and heart ...

“Conclave” became available to stream on Prime Video on April 22, the day after the Vatican announced Francis’ death. The ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and give her final farewell to the ...

The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners across the globe, closing the basilica for just an hour ...

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

The Archbishop of Westminster said he is "deeply emotional" to have joined the transfer of Pope Francis's coffin from his residence to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on ...

Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's funeral proceedings. After Pope Francis' death was announced on Easter ...