The Vatican long ago had offered to help facilitate peace talks and Francis had regularly called for peace and dialogue from ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

Three seminarians from the Diocese of Grand Rapids have spent the past months studying abroad in Rome. After Pope Francis ...

The pope’s outdoor funeral is attended by nearly a quarter-million people, including invited guests representing The Church ...

Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn says Pope Francis' funeral has shown the “true universality” of the ...

During his visit to Italy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with potential successors to Pope Francis. He ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the basilica of saint mary major in Rome, in a simple underground tomb with just his ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on April 26 ...

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...