Gammarelli tailors in Rome have dressed every new pope since the last century, but this time, frugal Francis may have ...

On Monday in Rome, a rosary service was held for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti. Beginning ...

Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is ...

Father Brown is an empathic Roman Catholic priest solving murders in a fictional ... of unflaggingly healthy ratings under its liturgical robe belt. Plots in the new series swing from brooding ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Some will remember the response he gave about the sexual orientation of priests just months after ... which is independent of the Roman Catholic Church. "The only thing that church leaders had ...

Francis’s body is dressed in red robes, like those of deceased popes ... I stood in the rain with two Roman priests. A funnel of white smoke had sent the Rev. Adriano Furgoni and the Rev ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church ... Two Jesuit priests were kidnapped by the government and tortured ...

Red-hatted cardinals, priests, candle-carrying friars and helmeted ... a traditional Italian sign of respect at such events. Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to begin ...

After almost 12 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church ... in the church but reaffirmed that they could not be ordained as priests. While the church’s doctrine remains unchanged, Francis ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... next pontiff bears varying significance for cardinals, priests, and Catholics across the globe.