Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, died Monday morning at 88. The Vatican says he died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible heart failure. CBS News chief ...

Monday is a busy day to visit the Vatican and St. Peter’s and some restaurants ... From there we made our way through the map ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti elevates the Host during the consecration at the Mass of the Lord's Supper in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, April 17, 2025. (photo: Zofia Czubak / EWTN News ...

According to custom, the preacher of the papal household writes and delivers the homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday liturgy. This year, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for ...

The Vatican declined to confirm or deny the reports, which stressed that any such outing would be private and depend on Francis’ condition. But it also seemed plausible, given Francis ...

(photo: Victoria Isabel Cardiel/EWTN News / EWTN) Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican April 15, 2025 A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” w ...

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(RNS) – ‘If it turns out that we were all in agreement, it’s the end,’ a key witness against a cardinal is reported to have said. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Italian news media published ...

Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated Catalan long nicknamed “God’s architect” for designing Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Vatican. In a statement ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place ...