“There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have shared that they witnessed a large number of visitors posing of ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

Ahead of Pope Francis's funeral Saturday, Italy and the Vatican are implementing a massive security plan that includes ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

The funeral procession is expected to cross Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Piazza del Colosseo and Via ...

From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...