Photos show the most powerful moments from Pope Francis' funeral proceedings

Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. His funeral Mass was attended by Trump, Macron, Zelenskyy, and other world ...

Flags Will Fly at Half-Staff for Dolly Parton Longer Than They Did for Pope Francis, Charlie Kirk and Lindsey Graham

President Donald Trump ordered flags to fly at half-staff for one week amid Dolly Parton’s death — a period longer than what ...

Vatican says Pope Francis died after cerebral stroke

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris ...
LGBTQ Nation

Russian publisher censors LGBTQ+ sections in pope’s recent autobiography

A Russian publisher censored passages about LGBTQ+ issues contained in Hope, the recently released autobiography of ...
National Catholic Reporter

San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo 'usurpers'

A priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio who was "found guilty of schism" has been removed from the clerical state and excommunicated, according to the archbishop of the archdiocese.
Washington Post

Blessed by Pope Francis, a boy with cerebral palsy became a symbol of grace

Amid the hullabaloo of his first trip to the United States as pontiff, Pope Francis suddenly asked his driver to stop. The pope had just landed at the Philadelphia airport, and he was leaving the ...
America Magazine

Two books on Pope Leo paint a picture of a potentially transformative leader

With experience at every level of church governance and familiarity with how to build and use power, Leo XIV has the ...