Pope Francis was not simply an inspired world leader, nor was he a leader who was subject to a particular ideology which he ...

The second murder trial has begun for Karen Read - a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm.

Just 10 days after Pope Francis was appointed head of the Catholic Church, he received an ominous gift from his predecessor — ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the ...

The Vatican said more than 90,000 people had paid their respects by Thursday evening, a day and a half after opening. The ...

Only 135 of 260 cardinals or those under age 80 will vote for the next pope in a Vatican City conclave expected to begin on ...

Extensive security measures will be in place in Rome for Saturday’s funeral service for Pope Francis – to safeguard not just the throngs of faithful in and around the Vatican, but also the influx of ...

Pope Francis, who was the first non-European Pope in nearly 1,300 years, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St.