When I was in elementary school, every Tuesday I would meet up with a group of fellow Catholic girls by the baseball field and walk to our weekly Catholic class. I was apathetic about the lessons ...

Vatican says about 250,000 mourners filed through St Peter’s Basilica during a three-day lying in state. US President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with foreign leaders while he’s in Rome for ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place Saturday, April 26, and diplomatic heads of state expected to be in attendance include ...

Francis will then be buried according to his wishes in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, outside the Vatican. The ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be a widely attended and viewed event.

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, ahead of the funeral on Saturday. A changing ...

Fresno ranked third among the worst U.S. cities for air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State ...

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, but ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...