When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...

The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said.

Centre Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 193 Main St., will celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter on April 27 ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

By Clarissa-Jan Lim Vice President JD Vance said it was “a great blessing” for him to have ... to remember the pontiff as “a great Christian pastor” and not for his strident criticism ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral ... delivering an Easter blessing and making what would ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the ... delivering an Easter blessing and making what would be his final ...