Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role ...

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year ...

Pope Francis has made significant changes to the funeral rites that will be observed upon his death, streamlining the rituals ...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the ...

With his call for a genocide investigation in Gaza, the pope has taken a side.

Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest ...

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...

Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a ...

He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...