With the death of Pope Francis April 21, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the church and organizing a papal election fall to U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to new ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been ...

From now until Oct. 19, 2031, when we mark the final defeat of the British Army at Yorktown, Americans will be celebrating ...

The nuns are unsure how many women they have helped at St. Euphrasia's Safe Home, but a senior worker there said at least 25 ...

Plus, cloistered Illinois sisters adopt solar energy; an Indian court denies bail for a nun facing arrest after she was accused of conversion; services held for slain Haitian sisters.

Quintus Colombage is a journalist with UCA News, reporting social-political issues from Sri Lanka.

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...

Pope Francis, history's first pontiff from the Global South, has died at age 88 following a monthslong respiratory illness, ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis on April 20 met briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in the first in-person encounter between one of the ...

Pope Francis' top diplomats met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on April 19, where the two sides discussed migrants and ...