In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo ...

He said Francis's papacy was a "profound gift to the Church". In Rome, people are expected to begin camping out on Friday night in the street in front of St Peter's Basilica ahead of the funeral.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

The final resting place: inside the Rome church where the Pope will be buried Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign ...

Separately, the archdiocese announced a special concert series to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the grand pipe organ at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End.

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, a day after his funeral service that was attended ...

The church is the oldest in the city of Rome and has forged a path that has been an example of Christian service for the greater good, said its pastor, the Rev. David Brooks.

Pope Leo XIV placed a special liturgical vestment around Archbishop Richard Henning's neck, representing unity between ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome. Latest U.S.

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, a day after his funeral service that was attended ...