Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

As the bespectacled, crimson-robed cleric led the procession bringing Pope Francis up the aisle of St Peter’s Basilica for one final time this week, many wondered how this 77-year-old, largely unknown ...

In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi Romani icon. While most popes are buried at St. Peter’s in the Vatican, Pope ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis on May ...

Pope Francis's body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ...

Catholics and non-Catholics honor Pope Francis's life at a special Mass, celebrating his legacy and mourning his passing. His ...

Following Pope Francis's death, interest surges in films and TV shows depicting the papacy. From political thrillers like ...

Theologically, Leo is remembered for a revival in interest in Saint Thomas Aquinas. He was also a great humanitarian. In fact ...

In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who ...