VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

The Philippines will make history this year on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation in the world to ...

Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on ...

Approximately 250,000 people followed the mass from the square or nearby on giant screens. The rest lined the route of the ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...

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Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis. They ...

Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonated, even among those who lacked faith. Francis ...