Pope Francis will be buried today at Santa Maria Maggiore — who are the other popes buried there?
As part of the new law, an earlier provision in the state constitution that prohibited public funds for abortion has now been repealed.
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what “Conclave” gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope:
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin beginning at 8 p.m. Rome time on Friday, April 25.
Here’s what Catholics should know about the dire wolves and what the Church might have to say about “resurrecting” extinct species of animals.
Pope Francis’ 47 apostolic journeys brought him to 68 countries during his pontificate — many of which included a number of papal firsts.
A highly regulated process has now begun that will see Pope Francis’ earthly body laid to rest and a conclave convened to elect his successor.
Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, visited the United States just once, nearly 10 years ago, in September 2015.
The Association of Hebrew Catholics advocates for the recognition and integration of Jewish traditions in Catholic practice.
Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit announced Wednesday that parish churches in the archdiocese that offer the Traditional Latin Mass will be unable to do so after July 1.
“We should all be shocked at the reported act of arson at the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family,” Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh said.
The pilgrimage, dubbed the Drexel Route, will open with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Indianapolis on Sunday, May 18.
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger in an April 7 letter said the planning initiative is focused on evangelization and better stewardship of the Church’s assets.
A report from the Bible Society, a U.K. charity that translates and distributes the Bible, found that the practice of Christianity in general is growing in the U.K.
Police said the bullet entered St. Peter Claver chapel at around 7:50 a.m. on April 7. There were no reported injuries, and police are canvassing the neighborhood.
A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed error. Does it really matter?
A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Washington on Friday shared a statement with CNA in which Cardinal Robert McElroy confirmed McCarrick’s passing.
Nearly a third of all patients who were prescribed lethal drugs last year in Oregon are unaccounted for.
Catholic leaders in the state while deploring the planned sacriligious “black mass” had called for peaceful and prayerful resistance.
To counter the Satanic event, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, will lead a Eucharistic Holy Hour at Assumption Catholic Church.