One nation people haven’t focused on will also feel the punch: the Vatican. Although the small papal city-state doesn’t have ...

The new pope will be chosen by cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel, with all of Michelangelo’s genius gazing down on ...

Grief-stricken Catholics in Southern California reflect on the transformative encounters they shared with him and how those ...

Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter's Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for ...

Sister Dominici was born April 20, 1913, in Central Islip, New York, one of seven children of Italian immigrants Salvatore ...

A coalition of parents sued Montgomery County Public Schools when it would not allow parents to opt out of instruction using ...

Two laymen have been working in tandem, though they may now know it, to make this Catholic moment last: Ross Douthat and ...

The apostolic journey's demanding itinerary, which spanned Sept. 19-28, 2015, included stops in New York, Philadelphia and ...

Everything changed, all expectations were reversed; everything they believed about life and death had to be reevaluated.

More than 500 people attended the April 21 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Gomez. “I am going to miss him big time," said Gomez ...

The deceased pope's body, which was taken to the chapel of his residence late April 21, the day of his death, will be carried ...

Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis' death April 21 held their ...