Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between the death of Pope Francis April 21 and ...

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Across Argentina, many people flocked to churches to mourn Pope Francis. Some recalled personal encounters before he became pontiff.

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an unannounced visit to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. After ...

She wore the tiara for countless state banquets and events throughout her reign. She wore it for several other notable events, including meeting with the Pope in 1959. However, in the last years ...

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The Archdiocese of Cebu announced that the Oslob church, which is almost 180 years old, has been named an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major located in Rome, Italy. "As an ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s ...

ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing ...

In a video verified by Reuters, the 88-year-old pontiff is seen in a wheelchair wearing black pants and with a striped blanket wrapped around his chest. The pope, waving at visitors to the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who is taking two months' rest as he recovers from double pneumonia, made an unannounced visit to St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday (April 10 ...

For the occasion, the military graduate swapped her uniform for a sparkling tiara—and while her jewels were more than a century old, her gown was also a familiar piece. The princess joined her ...