"Conclave" the film, a moody 2024 political thriller, introduced many laypeople to the ancient papal selection process.

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican said Saturday about 250,000 people have flocked to the pope’s funeral Mass.

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, ahead of the funeral on Saturday. A changing ...

OPINION- I had not thought about Pope Francis dying, until he did. The world seems definitely emptier now, without him. He championed the poor and marginalized, inclusion at the Olympics, climate ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people and reflected his wishes as pastor.

When I was in elementary school, every Tuesday I would meet up with a group of fellow Catholic girls by the baseball field and walk to our weekly Catholic class. I was apathetic about the lessons ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

QUINCY ‒ With municipal elections still half a year away, the race for Ward 3's city council seat has already seen action.

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...