With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

The pontiff died aged 88 on Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, bringing to an end his 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

The Marian basilica, where the Pontiff used to pray to the Virgin before his trips and where he will be buried, has become a ...

Excerpt from the new book 'Sister, Sinner,' by Claire Hoffman, about the life and mysterious disappearance of 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.

Mourners across Liverpool and beyond have paid tribute to Pope Francis who died today, Easter Monday, aged 88. Pope Francis ...

Bishops across the region have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death, aged 88. News of the Pope's passing came ...

"Pope Francis was a visionary leader of the Catholic Church who called on all of us to see the humanity in everyone," U.S.

The founders of the world’s great religions are all dead – Buddha, Muhammad, Confucius and others. Only Christianity can ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...