What to expect from the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning and remembrance following the death of Pope Francis.

For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: ...

In his will, he specified that he wanted a simple tomb, devoid of some of the most deeply rooted traditions in the history of ...

Over the past twenty-two years of my life, having attended Mass almost every week, I have surely heard the phrase “The ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a ...

Bishop William Joensen of the Diocese of Des Moines says he hopes Pope Leo XIV lights a "fire" within the Catholic Church.