The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first ...

VATICAN CITY -- Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

The Vatican has announced that despite the death of Pope Francis, the Jubilee of Teenagers is still scheduled to take place in Rome beginning ... the pilgrimages to the Holy Door and the holy ...

Now, they will be in Rome to pay their respects to Pope Francis ... Just as the group was in the security line, preparing to go through the Holy Door, he said, the bells began to ring.

On the occasion of the meeting held in Rome, Pope Francis addressed CHARIS ... She said they were also able to pass through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica and attend Mass at the Altar ...