The new Mass, Pro Custodia Creationis (For the Care of Creation), was initially ordered by Pope Francis, who made the ...

To be sure, the secretive, mysterious Vatican City conclave was on many minds. “We’re excited, we’re ready, we’re interested,” said Reverend Paul Sopor, Director of Clergy Personnel for ...

The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly ...

Was born in Chicago on the city’s South Side; Where Little League taught him to throw, hit and slide. Ate Aurelio’s pizza; no doubt Mom’s apple pie, ...

Pope Francis, the head of state of Vatican City, died at 88 years old on Monday. Before his death, Pope Francis warned about the Vatican's pension fund.

Within Vatican City, the pope presides over religious ceremonies, including Christmas and Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, and delivers weekly blessings such as the Angelus prayer on Sundays.

VATICAN CITY – Security is tight in Vatican City as thousands make their way in order to pay their respects to Pope Francis. Armed police are everywhere, checking bags and credentials, and ...

VATICAN CITY — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That's among the shortest conclaves in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The College of Cardinals tasked with electing a new pope is preparing for the papal conclave this week. Voting cardinals have until May 7 to arrive to Vatican City to cast their ...

The Vatican is crowded on the eve of public viewing of Pope Francis' body. He'll lie in state through Friday. A day later, world leaders including Trump and Zelenskyy are expected at his funeral.

As the College of Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, priests from the Archdiocese of Boston gathered in Andover for a long-planned convocation. To be sure, the ...