VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to ...

After years of litigation, a judge will soon decide if pension case against the Catholic diocese will go to trial ...