President Trump and his family spent a memorable, and photo-worthy, Wednesday morning at the Vatican with Pope Francis. Their first meeting appeared cordial, if a little awkward at times.

Cardinals have set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday in St. Peter's Square, and a public viewing from Wednesday in St. Peter ...

Pope Leo XIV shared lunch with 200 poor and vulnerable people, including 40 children, during his summer break at Castel ...

The chapel next to where Francis was being buried is home to a Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani. Francis was particularly devoted, and reportedly would pray before the icon ...

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

If you grew up Catholic, you most likely knew the names of every pope that was around since you could remember; you also probably know the really famous ones who were around before you were born. But ...

Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily. The official transcript is reprinted here with permission. In ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

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JD Vance has admitted he felt "awful" for meeting Pope Francis just hours before his death. The US vice-president, writing in a new book about his conversion to Catholicism, was one of the last public ...