When a new pope is elected, one of his first decisions is to choose a regnal name — a symbolic gesture that reveals spiritual inspiration, political intent, and historical legacy.

Middleburg's Kielce Gussie was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and worked for the Vatican in Rome and gave a reading at the pope's funeral.

On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to select the next pope.

Families, seminarians and state Catholic conference executive joined the crowds converging on St. Peter’s Square to honor the ...

First lady Melania Trump's outfits, thought to signal undertones about her feelings or mood, have long been a source of ...

S.D. Sen. Rounds Attends Pope Francis' Funeral ...

Collins met Pope Francis in 2015 when he became the first Pope to address Congress.

Joe Biden praises the late pontiff's humanity and for helping migrants, but also handed out light jabs at Donald Trump, in ...

Ukraine's President Zelensky spoke with reporters after Pope Francis' funeral.

President Trump "wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.