Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects ...

Pope Francis greets archbishop of Budapest cardinal Péter Erdő (L) during a Mass at Kossuth Lajos Square on April 30, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin Parolin, 70, of Italy, has been Francis’ secretary of state since 2014 and is considered one of the main contenders to be pope, given his prominence in the Catholic ...

The make-up of the conclave will be much different than what it was in 2013 when Pope Francis was chosen, because in his twelve years as Pontif, Francis installed dozens of new cardinals. Most of ...

Pope Leo leads a mass for more than one million young Catholics in the largest event of his papacy yet:::: Rome, Italy:: Rita ...

It had been a little more than two weeks since we had lost Pope Francis, and we still mourned his passing. But during the past 17 days, my brother cardinals and I had been meeting daily ...

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from ...

Two cardinals close to the pope, who is considered at-risk, are confirmed to have coronavirus. Konrad Krajewski, the 57-year-old Polish cardinal who runs Pope Francis’ charities, tested positive ...

The Pope thus wished to express 'his compassion for all those whose hearts are wounded or who have lost everything due to ...

Pope Francis greets archbishop of Budapest cardinal Péter Erdő (L) during a Mass at Kossuth Lajos Square on April 30, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

ROME, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Pope Leo celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure on Sunday, encouraging a ...