A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Cardinals have set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday in St. Peter's Square, and a public viewing from Wednesday in St. Peter ...

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

Vietnam, home to nearly 7 million Catholics, still waits for a papal visit. Though Pope Francis will not be the one to come, ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 after dedicating his 'entire life' to serving God and the Church, the Vatican ...

COMMENTARY: I think of his humor, his humility, and his deep, unwavering attentiveness to those before him. More than ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

Roger Landry visits children in Kon Tum, Vietnam during a visit as the director of the Pontifical Missions Society in the US.(Photo: Courtesy photo) “This is our Catholic faith. This is what The ...

(Photo courtesy of tgpsaigon.net) The death of a Vietnamese Catholic priest known for his social activism and ties to Vietnam’s communist regime has sparked mixed reactions among Catholics. State ...

1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and concludes Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology. (CNS/Courtesy of Seasonofcreation.org) "Seeds of Peace and ...

(Pablo Kay) For Carlos Farfan, spending 24 hours with the Lord began at 3:30 a.m. on March 28 with morning prayer at his home ... Anderson grew up Catholic, but said she lost her way “because I got ...

Father Phero Phan Khac Tu, Editor-in-Chief of Cong Giao va Dan Toc (Catholicism and Nation), and Honorary Chairman of the Vietnam Committee for Catholic Solidarity in Ho Chi Minh City, passed away on ...