Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.

Kielce Gussie, a U.S. journalist who works for Vatican News, gave the first reading at the funeral of Pope Francis.

St Peter’s Square, glistening in the sunshine beneath us, is slowly filling with worshippers. Later, they will have the ...

The Holy See confirmed the funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday. Here's how you can observe the funeral procession for Pope Francis.

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.

Prior to his current role in the UAE since January 2023, Archbishop El Kassis served as the Holy See ambassador to Pakistan for over four years. His time there left a lasting impression.

But the pope heads its governing structure, the Holy See, as an absolute monarch, on a diplomatic footing with other world leaders. As a diplomat, Francis pursued ambitious goals, meeting with ...

The primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral will be Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, according to a statement from the Holy See. Re, a native of Italy ...

While Beijing has long resisted formal ties with the Holy See, the Chinese government had also not issued a tribute — until Tuesday evening. "We express our condolences on the passing of Pope ...

SINGAPORE – President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sent condolence letters to Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, on April 22 following the ...