A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important ...

Vatican launches mourning rites, prepares conclave VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and its first Latin American and Jesuit leader, died ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...

The funeral, which is held in St Peter’s Square, must take place between four and six days after the death of the pope – ...

The period between the death of one pope and the election of his successor by the College of Cardinals is known rather ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

The Vatican says the canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

News of Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88 will have affected the many millions of Catholics across the world. The death of a pope triggers a formal and lengthy period of mourning complete with ...