Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the ...

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role ...

The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic ...

Describing nihilism as “perhaps the most dangerous plague of today’s culture,” the pope told dicastery members their ...

The 2025 Jubilee will bring tourists to the Vatican, Rome and Italy to celebrate the Catholic tradition of patrons asking for ...

After the funeral of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope asked that the protocols for papal funerals be revised to evoke ...

Carlo Acutis, born to Italian parents in London, was a talented web designer who died from leukemia in Italy at just 15 years ...

Through this pain, I am learning greater love. Pain is not only a road to anger and despair; if based on faith, it is a good ...