He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the date of two saints to be canonized in 2025, including the first millennial saint.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonization dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular ...

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a ...

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...

Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the ...

In the weeks following the conclusion of the synod on synodality, Europe's bishops have been pondering its practical ...